General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 77-79 , January 2008

The performance of diagnostic measures of depression in alexithymic and nonalexithymic subjects

  • Aino K. Mattila, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, FIN-33014 Tampere, Finland
    • Department of Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital, PO Box 2000, FIN-33521 Tampere, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, FIN-33014 Tampere, Finland. Tel.: +358 3 3551 6002, +358 50 343 9168 (mobile); fax: +358 3 3551 6057.
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  • Outi Poutanen, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital, PO Box 2000, FIN-33521 Tampere, Finland
    • Medical School, University of Tampere, FIN-33014 Tampere, Finland
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  • Anna-Maija Koivisto, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, FIN-33014 Tampere, Finland
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  • Raimo K.R. Salokangas, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, FIN-20520 Turku, Finland
    • Psychiatric Clinic, Turku University Central Hospital, PO Box 52, FIN-20521 Turku, Finland
    • Turku Psychiatric Clinic, PO Box 1, FIN-20701 Turku, Finland
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  • Matti Joukamaa, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Tampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, FIN-33014 Tampere, Finland
    • Department of Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital, PO Box 2000, FIN-33521 Tampere, Finland

Received 6 July 2007 ,Accepted 21 August 2007.

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PII: S0163-8343(07)00177-6

doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2007.08.011

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 77-79 , January 2008