Prevalence and characteristics of alexithymia in Parkinson's disease

Psychosomatics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-28

  Costa, Alberto ^a   Peppe, Antonella ^a   Carlesimo, Giovanni A ^a   Salamone, Giovanna ^a   Caltagirone, Carlo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARKINSON DISEASE;

EID: 75849158653     PISSN: 00333182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psy.51.1.22     Document Type: Article

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