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