The relationship between alexithymia, shame, trauma, and body image disorders: Investigation over a large clinical sample

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages 185-193

  Franzoni, Emilio ^a   Gualandi, Stefano ^a   Caretti, Vincenzo ^b   Schimmenti, Adriano ^c   Di Pietro, Elena ^a   Pellegrini, Gaetano ^a   Craparo, Giuseppe ^c   Franchi, Arianna ^a   Verrotti, Alberto ^d   Pellicciari, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c KORE UNIVERSITY OF ENNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Body image; Eating disorders; Shame; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY UNEASINESS TEST; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPERSONALIZATION; DEPRESSION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; DISSOCIATIVE EXPERIENCE SCALE II; DSM-IV; EATING DISORDER; EXPERIENCE OF SHAME SCALE; FEMALE; GLOBAL SEVERITY INDEX; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISSOCIATION; POSITIVE SYMPTOM TOTAL SCALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SHAME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE 20; TRAUMA SYMPTOM INVENTORY ALTERNATE VERSION;

EID: 84874385068     PISSN: 11766328     EISSN: 11782021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S34822     Document Type: Article

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