An empirical study of the DSM-IV defensive functioning scale in personality disordered patients

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 435-440

  Blais, Mark A ^a   Conboy, Cathy A ^b   Wilcox, Nancy ^b   Norman, Dennis K ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0029832814     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-440X(96)90027-9     Document Type: Article

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