Alexithymia and emotional distress in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy

Psychosomatics

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 489-495

  Conrad, Rupert ^a   Weber, Nina Friederike ^a   Lehnert, Matthias ^a   Holz, Frank Gerhard ^a   Liedtke, Reinhard ^a   Eter, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CENTRAL SEROUS RETINOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT;

EID: 35948964460     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.48.6.489     Document Type: Article

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