Alexithymia as a predictor of residual symptoms in depressed patients who respond to short-term psychotherapy

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 150-161

  Ogrodniczuk, John S ^a   Piper, William E ^a   Joyce, Anthony S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; OUTPATIENT; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7444254121     PISSN: 00029564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.2004.58.2.150     Document Type: Article

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