Change in defense mechanisms during long-term dynamic psychotherapy and five-year outcome

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 169, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 916-925

  Perry, J Christopher ^a   Bond, Michael ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84865838736     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.11091403     Document Type: Article

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