Is alexithymia associated with specific mental disorders?

Psychopathology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-28

  Leweke, Frank ^a   Leichsenring, Falk ^a   Kruse, Johannes ^a   Hermes, Sandra ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Depression; Diagnosis; Outpatients; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 82455210451     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325170     Document Type: Article

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