Alexithymia and personality dimensions in relation to depression and anxiety in male alcohol-dependent inpatients

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-10

  Evren, Cuneyt ^a,c   Evren, Bilge ^b   Dalbudak, Ercan ^a  

^a Bakirkoy Hospital for Psychiatric and Neurological Diseases   (Turkey)

^b Baltalimani State Hospital for Muskuloskeletal Disorders   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Alexithymia; Anxiety; Character; Depression; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 60749132204     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: 14711788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13651500801932660     Document Type: Article

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