An investigation of temperamental traits in patients with somatoform disorder: Do they belong in the affective spectrum?

Psychosomatics

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 605-612

  Amann, Benedikt ^a   Padberg, Frank ^a   Mergl, Roland ^a   Naber, Dieter ^a   Baghai, Thomas ^a   Reimers, Karen ^a   El Giamal, Nadja ^a   Erfurth, Andreas ^a   Laakmann, Gregor ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOTHYMIA; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MOOD DISORDER; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 73349128411     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.50.6.605     Document Type: Article

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