Differentiation of depression and anxiety groups using defense mechanisms

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 197, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 834-840

  Olson, Trevor R ^a   Presniak, Michelle D ^b   MacGregor, Michael Wm ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Defense mechanisms; Defense Style Questionnaire; Defense Q; Depression

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIATION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449083468     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3181beab34     Document Type: Article

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