Alexithymia and core conflictual relationship themes: A study in a chronically fatigued primary care population

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-98

  Vanheule, Stijn ^a   Vandenbergen, Jan ^a   Desmet, Mattias ^a   Rosseel, Yves ^a   Insleghers, Ruth ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Interpersonal; Relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFLICT; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RATING SCALE; TRANSFERENCE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; COMORBIDITY; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES; TRANSFERENCE (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 34547578657     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/P474-62H5-2250-W343     Document Type: Article

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