Comparison of ego defenses among physically abused children, neglected, and non-maltreated children

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 388-395

  Finzi, Ricky ^a,b   Har Even, Dov ^a   Weizman, Abraham ^c  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b GEHA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DENIAL; DEPRESSION; DISPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR; EGO; EGO STRENGTH; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDER; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0141855039     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-440X(03)00106-8     Document Type: Article

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