Alexithymia and psychological distress in fibromyalgia: Prevalence and relation with quality of life

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL.74, 2012, Pages

  Castelli, Lorys ^a   Tesio, Valentina ^a   Colonna, Fabrizio ^a   Molinaro, Stefania ^a   Leombruni, Paolo ^a   Buzzone, Maria ^b   Fusaro, Enrico ^b   Sarzi Puttini, Piercarlo ^c   Torta, Riccardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b San Giovanni Battista Hospital of Turin   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Anxiety.; Depression; Fibromyalgia; Psychological distress; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DISTRESS THERMOMETER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FIBROMYALGIA IMPACT SCALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ITALY; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84874963719     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: 1593098X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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