 Defense Mechanisms
"Defense Mechanisms" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Unconscious process used by an individual or a group of individuals in order to cope with impulses, feelings or ideas which are not acceptable at their conscious level; various types include reaction formation, projection and self reversal.
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D003674
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.393
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Defense Mechanisms" by people in Profiles.
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Scroggs N, Shattell M, Cowling WR. "An existential place of pain": the essence of despair in women. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2010 Jul; 31(7):477-82.
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Simon NM, Pollack MH, Ostacher MJ, Zalta AK, Chow CW, Fischmann D, Demopulos CM, Nierenberg AA, Otto MW. Understanding the link between anxiety symptoms and suicidal ideation and behaviors in outpatients with bipolar disorder. J Affect Disord. 2007 Jan; 97(1-3):91-9.
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Hobfoll SE, Canetti-Nisim D, Johnson RJ. Exposure to terrorism, stress-related mental health symptoms, and defensive coping among Jews and Arabs in Israel. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2006 Apr; 74(2):207-18.
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Hinton DE, Pich V, Chhean D, Pollack MH, Barlow DH. Olfactory-triggered panic attacks among Cambodian refugees attending a psychiatric clinic. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5):390-7.
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