Defense mechanisms in adolescents as a function of age, sex, and mental health status

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1344-1354

  Feldman, S Shirley ^a   Araujo, Katy B ^a   Steiner, Hans ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescents; adults; defenses; externalizing boys; internalizing girls

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DELINQUENCY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029822189     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199610000-00022     Document Type: Article

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