Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 225-230 , March 2011

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition Defensive Functioning Scale: a validity study

  • John H. Porcerelli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine & Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Family Medicine & Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Rochester Hills, MI 48307, USA. Tel.: +1 248 453 0169.
    • ,
  • Rosemary Cogan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
    • ,
  • Tsveti Markova

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine & Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
    • ,
  • Kristen Miller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI
    • ,
  • Lavonda Mickens

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prevention Medicine & Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Alhambra, CA

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 This study was supported by the federal matching funds through the Michigan Department of Community Health and Wayne State University Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences (MDCH 224–23M2Q, 2005–2007). The grant was awarded to John H. Porcerelli.

 Conflict of interest: no author has any potential, real, or perceived conflict of interest.

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doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2010.06.003

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 52, Issue 2 , Pages 225-230 , March 2011

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