Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 61, Issue 2 , Pages 275-278, August 2006

Alexithymia behaves as a personality trait over a 5-year period in Finnish general population

  • J.K. Salminen

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory for Population Research, Department of Health and Functional Capacity, National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +358 2 331 6764; fax: +358 2 331 6720.
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  • S. Saarijärvi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
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  • T. Toikka

      Affiliations

    • Research Department of the Social Insurance Institution, Turku, Finland
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  • J. Kauhanen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and General Practice, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland
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  • E. Äärelä

      Affiliations

    • Turku Municipal Health Care Department; Psychiatry, Turku, Finland

Received 13 May 2005; accepted 16 January 2006.

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PII: S0022-3999(06)00040-7

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.01.014

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 61, Issue 2 , Pages 275-278, August 2006