Temperament profiles and somatization-an epidemiological study of young adult people

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 841-846

  Karvonen, Juha T ^a   Veijola, Juha ^b,c   Kantojärvi, Liisa ^a   Miettunen, Jouko ^b,d   Ekelund, Jesper ^e   Lichtermann, Dirk ^f   Läksy, Kristian ^a   Joukamaa, Matti ^g  

^a Out patient Clinic of Adolescent Psychiatry   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c ACADEMY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f Cafe Ersatz Methadone Maintenance Clinic   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Population study; Somatization; TCI; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEX; SOMATIZATION; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; REWARD; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 33751514229     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.06.014     Document Type: Article

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