The diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fourth edition defensive functioning scale: A validity study

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 225-230

  Porcerelli, John H ^a   Cogan, Rosemary ^b   Markova, Tsveti ^a   Miller, Kristen ^c   Mickens, Lavonda ^d  

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

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; VALIDITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CRIME VICTIMS; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79551614174     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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