Assessment of alexithymia with the rorschach comprehensive system: The Rorschach Alexithymia Scale (RAS)

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 128-136

  Porcelli, Piero ^a   Mihura, Joni L ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DIGESTIVE DISEASES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RORSCHACH TEST;

EID: 77049128281     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890903508146     Document Type: Article

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