Alexithymia and psoriasis: A case-control study of 53 patients;Alexithymie et psoriasis : étude cas-témoin à propos de 53 patients

Encephale

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-17

  Masmoudi, J ^a   Maalej, I ^a   Masmoudi, A ^a   Rached, H ^a   Rebai, A ^b   Turki, H ^a   Jaoua, A ^a  

^a HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; PASI; Psoriasis; Psychosomatics; TAS 20

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PSORIASIS; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; STUDENT T TEST; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE; TUNISIA; ADOLESCENT; COMORBIDITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSORIASIS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; TUNISIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61349163128     PISSN: 00137006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2007.11.009     Document Type: Article

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