"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003674
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.393
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 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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"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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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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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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Olfactory-triggered panic attacks among Cambodian refugees attending a psychiatric clinic. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2004 Sep-Oct; 26(5):390-7.