@article{ref1,
title="Adolescent suicide and defensive style",
journal="Suicide and life-threatening behavior",
year="1992",
author="Borst, S. R. and Noam, Gil G. and Recklitis, Christopher J.",
volume="22",
number="3",
pages="374-387",
abstract="This empirical study investigated the relation between ego defense mechanisms, diagnoses, and suicidality among 200 adolescent psychiatric patients ages 12 to 16 years. Based on a structured diagnostic interview, adolescents were divided into three groups: suicide attempters, suicidal ideators, and nonsuicidal patients. Using the Defense Mechanisms Inventory (DMI), suicidal adolescents scored higher on the defense of turning-against-self and lower on reversal, as compared to nonsuicidal adolescents. Although suicide was significantly more common among adolescents with an affective disorder, turning-against-self remained significantly associated with suicide attempt even when diagnosis was controlled for. Results demonstrate the importance of defense mechanisms in understanding adolescent suicidal behavior.",
language="",
issn="0363-0234",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}