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Chapter 10 - Alexithymia and Maladaptive Regulatory Behaviors in Substance Use Disorders and Eating Disorders

from Part III - Clinical Issues and Somatic and Psychiatric Pathology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2018

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Kristen P. Morie  and
Nathan Ridout
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R. Michael Bagby  and
Graeme J. Taylor
Olivier Luminet
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R. Michael Bagby
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University of Toronto
Graeme J. Taylor
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Alexithymia
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