Towards an understanding of defense style in terms of temperament and character

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 99-104

  Mulder, R T ^a   Joyce, P R ^a   Sellman, J D ^a   Sullivan, P F ^a   Cloninger, C R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Defense mechanism; Defensive style; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 0029916687     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb09809.x     Document Type: Article

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