Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 388-395 , September 2003

Comparison of ego defenses among physically abused children, neglected, and non-maltreated children

  • Ricky Finzi

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Ricky Finzi, Ph.D., Geha Mental Health Center, Petah Tiqva 49100, Israel
    • School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
    • Geha Psychiatric Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqva, Israel
    • ,
  • Dov Har-Even

      Affiliations

    • Psychology Department, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
    • ,
  • Abraham Weizman

      Affiliations

    • Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

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doi: 10.1016/S0010-440X(03)00106-8

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 44, Issue 5 , Pages 388-395 , September 2003

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