Neuropsychological correlates of organic alexithymia

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 471-479

  Wood, Rodger Ll ^a   Williams, Claire ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affective disorder; Cognative function; Emotional perception; Executive function; TAS 20; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THINKING; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; BRAIN INJURY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HOSPITALIZATION; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LEARNING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34250651290     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617707070518     Document Type: Article

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