Clinical correlates of alexithymia among patients with personality disorder

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 690-704

  Joyce, Anthony S ^a   Fujiwara, Esther ^a   Cristall, Maarit ^b   Ruddy, Carlee ^c   Ogrodniczuk, John S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

attachment; group psychotherapy; integrative treatment models; personality disorders; psychoanalytic psychodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGED; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; PSYCHOTHERAPY, PSYCHODYNAMIC; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888027947     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2013.803628     Document Type: Article

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