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Editorial
. 2021 Dec 3:12:802602.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.802602. eCollection 2021.

Editorial: Recent Empirical Research and Methodologies in Defense Mechanisms: Defenses as Fundamental Contributors to Adaptation

Mariagrazia Di Giuseppe  1 , John Christopher Perry  2 , Tracy A Prout  3 , Ciro Conversano  1
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Editorial: Recent Empirical Research and Methodologies in Defense Mechanisms: Defenses as Fundamental Contributors to Adaptation

Mariagrazia Di Giuseppe et al. Front Psychol. .
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Keywords: DMRS; adaptation; assessment; defense mechanisms; distress; mental disorder.

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