Alexithymia and eating disorder symptoms in adolescents

Eating Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-238

  Karukivi, Max ^a,b   Hautala, Lea ^a,c   Korpelainen, Jan ^d   Haapasalo Pesu, Kirsi Maria ^b   Liuksila, Pirjo Riitta ^c   Joukamaa, Matti ^e,f   Saarijärvi, Simo ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Satakunta Hospital District   (Finland)

^c Turku Municipal Health Care and Social Services   (Finland)

^d Independent Study   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^f TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^g TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SICK CONTROL ONE FAT FOOD QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SYMPTOM; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951698849     PISSN: 10640266     EISSN: 1532530X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10640261003719518     Document Type: Article

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