Evaluation of alexithymia and depression in severe obese patients not affected by eating disorders

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Da Ros, A ^a,b,c,d   Vinai, Piergiuseppe ^b,d   Gentile, N ^a   Forza, G ^c   Cardetti, S ^b,d  

^a ULSS 13   (Italy)

^b Modena e San Benedetto del Tronto   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d GNOSIS no Profit Research Group   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Emotional eating; Mood disorders; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; STIGMA; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 79960168690     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03327517     Document Type: Article

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