Alexithymia is associated with anxiety among adolescents

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 125, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 383-387

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Satakunta Hospital District   (Finland)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol consumption; Alexithymia; Anxiety; Depression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS IDENTIFICATION TEST; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955527490     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.02.126     Document Type: Article

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