Partial hospitalization treatment of the alexithymic patient: A case study

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 167-177

  Joyce, Anthony S ^a   Nordhagen, Annika ^b   Ogrodniczuk, John S ^c   Stovel, Laura E ^a   Bjorge, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Confrontation; Group therapy; Partial hospitalization; Reflective function

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84921535350     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22152     Document Type: Article

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