Differences between matched heterosexual and non-heterosexual college students on defense mechanisms and psychopathological symptoms

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 125-141

  Biernbaum, Mark A ^a   Ruscio, Michele ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Defense mechanisms; Homosexuality; Psychoanalytic theory; Psychopathology; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEFENSE MECHANISM INVENTORY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PARANOIA; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RISK FACTOR; SOMATIZATION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS;

EID: 13844275177     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J082v48n01_06     Document Type: Article

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