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The relationship between alexithymia and salivary cortisol levels in somatoform disorders

Francisco Pedrosa Gil Psychosomatic Out-patient-Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, , Pettenkoferstr. 10, 80336, Munich, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
, M.D.,
Martin Bidlingmaier Neuroendocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Ziemssenstr.1, 80036, Munich, Germany
, M.D.,
Nathan Ridout Psychology Group, School of Life & Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B4 7ET, UK; United Kingdom
, Ph.D.,
Carl Eduard Scheidt Department of Psychosomatic and Psychotherapeutic Medicine, University Hospital, Hauptstrasse 8, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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Samantha Caton Neuroendocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Ziemssenstr.1, 80036, Munich, Germany
, Ph.D.,
Claudia Schoechlin Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychophysiology, Psychiatric and Psychotherapeutic Hospital, Nußbaumstr. 7, 80336, Munich, Germany
, Ph.D. &
Marius Nickel University Clinic for Psychosomatic and Psychotherapy, Medical University Graz, 8990, Bad Aussee, Austria; University Clinic for Psychiatry 1, PMU, Salzburg, Austria
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Pages 366-373 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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Hasse Karlsson. (2008) Cortisol, depression, somatization and treatment choice. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry 62:5, pages 332-332.
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