Stability of alexithymia in late adolescence: Results of a 4-year follow-up study

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 219, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 386-390

  Karukivi, Max ^a,b   Pölönen, Tuukka ^b   Vahlberg, Tero ^b   Saikkonen, Suvi ^b   Saarijärvi, Simo ^b,c  

^a Satakunta Hospital District   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alexithymia; Social support; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EXTERNALLY ORIENTED THINKING; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; THINKING; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE; YOUNG ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; FOLLOW UP; PARENT; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904472138     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.05.058     Document Type: Article

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