Immature defense mechanisms predict poor response to psychotherapy in major depressive patients with comorbid cluster B personality disorder

Immature defense mechanisms predict poor response to psychotherapy in major depressive patients with comorbid cluster B personality disorder

Objective: To evaluate the impact of defense mechanisms at baseline on depressive symptoms after brief psychotherapies and after 6-months of follow-up among depressed patients with and without cluster B personality disorders (PDs). Methods: This quasi-experimental study nested within a randomized...

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Main Authors: Carolina Rheingantz Scaini, Igor Soares Vieira, Rosiene Machado, Taiane de Azevedo Cardoso, Thaise Mondin, Luciano Souza, Mariane Lopez Molina, Karen Jansen, Ricardo Azevedo da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2022-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Major depressive disorder
depressive symptoms
personality disorder
defense mechanisms
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