Obesity, alexithymia and psychopathology: A case-control study

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Pinna, F ^a   Lai, L ^a   Pirarba, S ^a   Orru W ^b   Velluzzi, F ^a   Loviselli, A ^a   Carpiniello, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b H Shultz Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Anxiety disorders; Binge eating disorders; Comorbidity; Mental disorders; Mood disorders; Obesity; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 84856267122     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/7509     Document Type: Article

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