Psychological components of chronic diseases: the link between defense mechanisms and alexithymia

The influence of psychological health in the etiology of chronic diseases is nowadays a central topic of scientific debates (Eikeseth et al., 2020; Martino et al., 2021a; Sardella et al., 2021). Patients coping with a chronic condition experience complex emotional distress that is frequently overloo...

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Main Authors: Mariagrazia Di Giuseppe, Ciro Conversano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Messina 2022-12-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
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Online Access:https://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/MJCP/article/view/3602