Do defense mechanisms vary according to the psychiatric disorder?

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 179-183

  Blaya, Carolina ^a,b   Dornelles, Marina ^a,b   Blaya, Rodrigo ^a,b   Kipper, Letícia ^a,b   Heldt, Elizeth ^a,b   Isolan, Luciano ^a,b   Bond, Michael ^c   Manfro, Gisele Gus ^a,b,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Rua Luiz Manoel Gonzaga   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Defense mechanisms; Depression; Mental disorders; Personality tests; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ACTING OUT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PERSONALITY TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PHOBIA;

EID: 33749378384     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: 15164446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-44462006000300007     Document Type: Article

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