Change in defense mechanisms and coping over the course of short-term dynamic psychotherapy for adjustment disorder

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1232-1241

  Kramer, Ueli ^a   Despland, Jean Nicolas ^a   Michel, Luc ^a   Drapeau, Martin ^b   De Roten, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coping; Defense mechanisms; Hierarchical linear modeling; Psychodynamic psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADULT; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78149292532     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20719     Document Type: Article

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