Alexithymia and verbal elaboration of affect in adults suffering from a respiratory disorder;Alexithymie et élaboration verbale de l'affect chez des adultes souffrant d'une pathologie respiratoire

Revue europeenne de psychologie appliquee

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 187-195

  Lecours, S ^a   Robert, G ^a   Desruisseaux, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Discourse analysis; Mentalization; Respiratory disorders; Verbal elaboration of affect

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649792020     PISSN: 11629088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erap.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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