title: Defense mechanisms in men and women alcoholics.
abstract: The responses of men and women alcoholics to the Defense Mechanism Inventory showed that the women scored significantly higher in "turning against self" and the men in "turning against others." Although such differences may underlie reported sex differences in the incidence of depression and sociopathic personality disorder, they have also been found in studies of nonalcoholics and psychiatric outpatients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011386:Projective Techniques; D012737:Sex Factors