Defense mechanisms and major depressive disorder in African American women

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 197, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 736-741

  Porcerelli, John H ^a   Olson, Trevor R ^b,c   Presniak, Michelle D ^d   Markova, Tsveti ^a   Miller, Kristen ^e  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Defense mechanisms; Defensive Functioning Scale; Depression; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERVIEW; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STUDENT T TEST; VIDEORECORDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; LIFE EVENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 70350461989     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181b977f7     Document Type: Article

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