Applying the Defense Mechanisms Rating Scales Q-sort to assess patients' level of overall defensive functioning in interview data: validity and reliability.

The observer-rated Q-sort based on the gold-standard Defense Mechanisms Rating Scales (DMRS-Q) allows the investigation of defense mechanisms based on one session as a whole. The present study analyzed the reliability and validity of the DMRS-Q appli…

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