Alexithymia in adolescents with borderline personality disorder

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 147-152

  Loas, Gwenolé ^a   Speranza, Mario ^b,c   Pham Scottez, Alexandra ^c,d   Perez Diaz, Fernando ^e   Corcos, Maurice ^c,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE VERSAILLES   (France)

^c Universite Paris Sud   (France)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER SAINTE ANNE   (France)

^e PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^f INSTITUT MUTUALISTE MONTSOURIS   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alexithymia; Anxiety trait; Borderline personality disorders; Depression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; AGE; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BORDERLINE STATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TWENTY ITEM TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANXIETY; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 84856218274     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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