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Defense Mechanisms and Personality Disorders: An Empirical Test of Millon's Theory

Stacey M. Whyne Berman
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Joseph T. McCann
Pages 132-144 | Published online: 10 Jun 2010

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MichelleD. Presniak, TrevorR. Olson & MichaelWm. MacGregor. (2010) The Role of Defense Mechanisms in Borderline and Antisocial Personalities. Journal of Personality Assessment 92:2, pages 137-145.
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DavidJ. Allen. (2002) The Role of Personality and Defense Mechanisms in the Adjustment to a Homosexual Identity. Journal of Homosexuality 42:2, pages 45-62.
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Robert F. Bornstein. (1998) Implicit and Self-Attributed Dependency Needs in Dependent and Histrionic Personality Disorders. Journal of Personality Assessment 71:1, pages 1-14.
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Adrian Furnham & Stephen Cuppello. (2023) Maladaptive (dark-side) and adaptive (bright-side) personality traits and defense styles. Acta Psychologica 239, pages 104002.
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Jose D. García-Franco, Francisco J. Díez & Miguel Á. Carrasco. (2022) Probabilistic graphical model for the evaluation of the emotional and dramatic personality disorders. Frontiers in Psychology 13.
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Nantida Pattamanusorn, Nahathai Wongpakaran, Kulvadee Thongpibul, Tinakon Wongpakaran & Pimolpun Kuntawong. (2020) Pathogenic beliefs among patients with schizotypal personality disorder. Heliyon 6:5, pages e03870.
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Rui Miguel Costa. 2020. Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences 4065 4068 .
Lucas de Francisco Carvalho, Ana Maria Reis & Giselle Pianowski. (2019) Investigating Correlations Between Defence Mechanisms and Pathological Personality Characteristics. Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría (English ed.) 48:4, pages 232-243.
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Lucas de Francisco Carvalho, Ana Maria Reis & Giselle Pianowski. (2019) Investigating Correlations Between Defence Mechanisms and Pathological Personality Characteristics. Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría 48:4, pages 232-243.
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Heinz Boeker & Georg Northoff. 2018. Neuropsychodynamic Psychiatry. Neuropsychodynamic Psychiatry 219 272 .
Antonella Granieri, Luana La Marca, Giuseppe Mannino, Serena Giunta, Fanny Guglielmucci & Adriano Schimmenti. (2017) The Relationship between Defense Patterns and DSM-5 Maladaptive Personality Domains. Frontiers in Psychology 8.
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Rui Miguel Costa. 2017. Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences 1 3 .
Bariş O. Yildirim. (2016) A treatise on secondary psychopathy: Psychobiological pathways to severe antisociality. Aggression and Violent Behavior 31, pages 165-185.
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Heinz Böker & Georg Northoff. 2016. Neuropsychodynamische Psychiatrie. Neuropsychodynamische Psychiatrie 231 268 .
Inês Rachão & Rui C. Campos. (2015) Personality styles and defense mechanisms in a community sample of adolescents: An exploratory study. Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic 79:1, pages 14-40.
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Joseph M Malancharuvil. (2012) Empathy Deficit in Antisocial Personality Disorder: A Psychodynamic Formulation. The American Journal of Psychoanalysis 72:3, pages 242-250.
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Robert F. Bornstein, William H. Gottdiener & Daniel J. Winarick. (2009) Construct Validity of the Relationship Profile Test: Links with Defense Style in Substance Abuse Patients and Comparison with Nonclinical Norms. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment 32:3, pages 293-300.
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Birgitte Thylstrup & Morten Hesse. (2008) Substance abusers' personality disorders and staff members' emotional reactions. BMC Psychiatry 8:1.
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Theodore Millon & Seth Grossman. 2007. Moderating Severe Personality Disorders. Moderating Severe Personality Disorders 313 333 .
Gina Rossi, Michèle Sneyers & Hedwig Sloore. (2005) Normale versus abnormale persoonlijkheid. gedrag en gezondheid 33:5, pages 203-212.
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Gregory J. Boyle & Loïck Le Déan. (2000) Discriminant validity of the illness behavior questionnaire and millon clinical multiaxial inventory-III in a heterogeneous sample of psychiatric outpatients. Journal of Clinical Psychology 56:6, pages 779-791.
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FALK LEICHSENRING. (1999) Primitive Defense Mechanisms in Schizophrenics and Borderline Patients. The Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease 187:4, pages 229-236.
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