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- Title
Alexithymia and the psychomaintenance of bronchial asthma.
- Authors
Dirks, Jerald F.; Robinson, Shawn K.; Dirks, Debra L.; Dirks, J F; Robinson, S K; Dirks, D L
- Abstract
A total of 579 adult and adolescent asthmatic patients were assessed for alexithymia while inpatients. Subsequent rehospitalization data was collected 6 months after discharge. Analyses revealed that alexithymia was related both to rehospitalization (yes-no) and to the number of days rehospitalized. These findings were seen to reinforce the concept of alexithymia as a psychomaintenance variable. Copyright © 1981 S. Karger AG, Basel
- Publication
Psychotherapy & Psychosomatics, 1981, Vol 36, Issue 1, p63
- ISSN
0033-3190
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1159/000287527