A naturalistic study of alexithymia among psychiatric outpatients treated in an integrated group therapy program

Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 278-291

  Ogrodniczuk, John S ^a   Sochting, Ingrid ^b   Piper, William E ^a   Joyce, Anthony S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Richmond Hospital   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AMBULATORY CARE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863971722     PISSN: 14760835     EISSN: 20448341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.2011.02032.x     Document Type: Article

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