Alexithymia and its relationships with dissociative experiences and Internet addiction in a nonclinical sample

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-69

  De Berardis, Domenico ^a,b   D'Albenzio, Alessandro ^a   Gambi, Francesco ^a   Sepede, Gianna ^a   Valchera, Alessandro ^c   Conti, Chiara M ^a   Fulcheri, Mario ^a   Cavuto, Marilde ^d   Ortolani, Carla ^e   Salerno, Rosa Maria ^a   Serroni, Nicola ^b   Ferro, Filippo Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b Department of Mental Health SPDC Teramo ^*  (Italy)

^c S Giuseppe Psychiatric Clinic   (Italy)

^d Gaetano Braga Institute   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPLICATION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HALLUCINATIONS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60049084659     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2008.0108     Document Type: Article

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