The psychophysiological mechanisms of alexithymia in autism spectrum disorder

Autism

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 227-231

  Gaigg, Sebastian B ^a   Cornell, Anna S F ^a   Bird, Geoffrey ^b,c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alexithymia; arousal; autism; emotion; interoception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTEROCEPTION; MALE; MINDFULNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; WECHSLER ADULT INTELLIGENCE SCALE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPLICATION; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 85040758557     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361316667062     Document Type: Article

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