Do Defense Styles of Ego Relate to Volumes of Orbito-Frontal Cortex in Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?

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ATMACA M., YILDIRIM H., KOÇ M., Korkmaz S., Ozler S., Erenkus Z.

PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION, cilt.8, sa.2, ss.123-129, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4306/pi.2011.8.2.123
  • Dergi Adı: PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.123-129
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective Although the importance of orbito-frontal cortex (OFC) is established in the pathogenesis of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), no study have evaluated its relation to the traditional psychodynamic perspective. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the relationship between the defense styles consisting of mature, immature and neurotic defenses and OFC volumes of patients with OCD.