Alexithymia and perfectionism traits are associated with suicidal risk in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 192, Issue , 2016, Pages 50-55

  Kim, Heeyeon ^a   Seo, Jiwoo ^a   Namkoong, Kee ^a   Hwang, Eun Hee ^a   Sohn, Sung Yun ^a   Kim, Se Joo ^a   Kang, Jee In ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Perfectionism; Suicidality; Suicide; Unacceptable thoughts

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EGO; EMOTION ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASURE OF CONSTRUCTS UNDERLYING PERFECTIONISM; MENTAL DISEASE; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PERFECTIONISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOM; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE; YALE BROWN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SCALE; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUICIDE;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84951097805     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.12.018     Document Type: Article

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