Depression partially mediates the relationship between alexithymia and somatization in a sample of healthy children

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1177-1186

  Allen, Laura B ^a   Qian Lu, ^b   Tsao, Jennie C I ^a   Hayes, Loran P ^a   Zeltzer, Lonnie K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; emotions; health psychology; mediator; youth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CHILD; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 80054727892     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105311402407     Document Type: Article

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