Defense mechanism and coping styles in individuals with psychoactive substance use disorders and controls: A comparative study

Pages: 505-509
Pranami Barua, Maitrayee Dutta and Ranjan Kumar (Clinical Psychologist, LGBRIMH, Tezpur, Assam)

Ways of coping and defense mechanisms are related. There are contrasting and complementing views as to how coping is related to application of defense mechanisms. In this study an attempt was done to see the application of defense mechanism and ways of coping between substance abusers and the control group. Result suggestive difference in defense mechanisms & coping styles found between substance abusers and control group. Significant correlation found between several domain of defense mechanism and way of coping.