| Title | Defense mechanisms and Major Depressive Disorder in African American women. | | Author(s) | Porcerelli JH, Olson TR, Presniak MD, Markova T, Miller K | | Institution | Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA. jporcer@med.wayne.edu | | Source | J Nerv Ment Dis 2009 Oct; 197(10):736-41. | | MeSH | Adult
African Americans
Cross-Sectional Studies
Defense Mechanisms
Depressive Disorder, Major
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Female
Health Status
Humans
Life Change Events
Personality Inventory
Primary Health Care
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychometrics
Questionnaires
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Factors
| | Abstract | This study explored differences in defense use between a group of predominantly African American women diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD; n = 20) and a healthy control sample (n = 20), both from a primary care medical clinic. Patients completed the Patient Health Questionnaire to assess DSM-IV diagnoses and underwent video-recorded interviews, which were assessed for defenses using the Defensive Functioning Scale from the DSM-IV. Groups were compared for differences in overall defensive functioning, defense levels, and individual defenses using independent samples t tests. Results showed that the MDD group scored higher on mental inhibition, minor image distorting, and major image distorting defense levels as well as the individual defenses devaluation, dissociation, and isolation. The control group scored higher on the overall defensive functioning and the individual defense anticipation. The results also showed a trend toward the MDD group scoring higher on the disavowal defense level and the individual defense splitting. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
| | PubMed ID | 19829201 |
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