Interaction between emotions and somatic complaints in children who did or did not seek medical care

Cognition and Emotion

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1630-1646

  Rieffe, Carolien ^a   Terwogt, Mark Meerum ^b   Bosch, Joop D ^b   Kneepkens, C M Frank ^c   Douwes, Adriaan C ^c   Jellesma, Francine C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MOOD DISORDER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 36249029956     PISSN: 02699931     EISSN: 14640600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699930701238495     Document Type: Article

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