The concept of mental pain

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 67-73

  Tossani, Eliana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GRIEF; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PAIN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SUICIDE;

EID: 84871901206     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000343003     Document Type: Review

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