Is alexithymia a personality trait increasing the risk of depression? A prospective study evaluating alexithymia before, during and after a depressive episode

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1717-1722

  Marchesi, C ^a   Bertoni, S ^a   Cantoni, A ^a   Maggini, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Major depression; Personality; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MORBIDITY; PERSONALITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57349188486     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291708003073     Document Type: Article

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