Impact of severe childhood sexual abuse on the development of alexithymia in adulthood

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 260-262

  Bermond, Bob ^a   Moormann, Peter Paul ^b   Albach, Francine ^c   Van Dijke, Annemieke ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c De Pionier Psychotherapeutic Centre   (Netherlands)

^d Delta Psychiatrisch Ziekenhuis   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; ALEXITHYMIA; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COGNITION; COITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTURBATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SELF-HELP GROUPS;

EID: 43649099580     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000128167     Document Type: Letter

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