Alexithymia and avoidance coping following traumatic brain injury

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 98-105

  Wood, Rodger ^a   Doughty, Caitríona ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alexithymia; avoidant behavior; coping styles; psychological distress; traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; ESTONIAN COPE D INVENTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE 20; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; ANXIETY; BRAIN INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875224547     PISSN: 08859701     EISSN: 1550509X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HTR.0b013e3182426029     Document Type: Article

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