Psychomotor retardation and externally oriented thinking in major depression

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages 759-766

  Luca, Maria ^a   Luca, Antonina ^a   Calandra, Carmela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Correlation alexithymia and depression; Externally oriented thinking; Major depression; Psychomotor retardation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXTERNALLY ORIENTED THINKING; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATIZATION; THINKING; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE;

EID: 84878390804     PISSN: 11766328     EISSN: 11782021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NDT.S44650     Document Type: Article

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