Association between defense mechanisms and psychiatric symptoms in North Korean Refugees

Defense mechanism may contribute to psychiatric symptoms. Refugees are vulnerable to various psychiatric symptoms, such as depression, anxiety, somatization, and those associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to their traumatic or stressful experiences. We aimed to investigate the mediating role of each defense mechanism in the occurrence of specific psychiatric symptoms in North Korean refugees.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - October 3, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jin Yong Jun, Yu-Jin G. Lee, So-Hee Lee, So Young Yoo, Jungeun Song, Seog Ju Kim Source Type: research