The performance of diagnostic measures of depression in alexithymic and nonalexithymic subjects

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-79

  Mattila, Aino K ^a,b   Poutanen, Outi ^b,c   Koivisto, Anna Maija ^a   Salokangas, Raimo K R ^d,e   Joukamaa, Matti ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^e Turku Psychiatric Clinic   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Depression; Diagnosis; Self report scale; Structured interview

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 37349057371     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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