Alexithymia in personality disorders: Correlations with symptoms and interpersonal functioning

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-42

  Nicolò, Giuseppe ^a   Semerari, Antonio ^a   Lysaker, Paul H ^b   Dimaggio, Giancarlo ^a   Conti, Laura ^a   D'Angerio, Stefania ^a   Procacci, Michele ^a   Popolo, Raffaele ^a   Carcione, Antonino ^a  

^a Terzocentro Psicoterapia Cognitiva   (Italy)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Emotions; Personality disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOM; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE 20;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83655182506     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.07.046     Document Type: Article

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