Prevalence of alexithymia and associated factors among medical students at King Abdulaziz University: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Medical students are at higher risk of developing alexithymia due to the nature of their studies. OBJECTIVES: Determine the prevalence of alexithymia and potential risk factors among medical students in Saudi Arabia. DESIGN: A cross-sectional analytic study. SETTINGS: University medical...

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Main Authors: Sami Hamdan Alzahrani, Saravanan Coumaravelou, Ibrahim Mahmoud, Jameel Beshawri, Mohammed Algethami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2020-01-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2020.55