Alexithymia in the interpersonal domain: A general deficit of empathy?

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 845-850

  Grynberg, Delphine ^a   Luminet, Olivier ^a   Corneille, Olivier ^a   Grèzes, Julie ^b   Berthoz, Sylvie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c INSTITUT MUTUALISTE MONTSOURIS   (France)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Anxiety; Depression; Empathy; IRI; TAS 20

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956883590     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.07.013     Document Type: Article

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