The relation between experiential avoidance, alexithymia and emotion regulation in inpatient adolescents

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 398-410

  Venta, Amanda ^a   Hart, John ^b   Sharp, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b MENNINGER CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; alexithymia; emotion regulation; experiential avoidance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENTS; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; EXPERIENTIAL AVOIDANCE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENTS; ALEXITHYMIA; EMOTION REGULATION; EXPERIENTIAL AVOIDANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84879525195     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104512455815     Document Type: Article

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