AU - Nezamzadeh, Zargham AU - Ghamari Givi, Hossein TI - Defense Mechanisms and Coping Strategies in Individuals with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - ijpcp JN - ijpcp VO - 14 VI - 1 IP - 1 4099 - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-412-en.html 4100 - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-412-en.pdf SO - ijpcp 1 AB  - AbstractObjectives: The comparison of defence mechanisms and coping strategies in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder and normal subjects was the aim of the present study. Method: The statistical population of the present study included individuals with generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder and normal subjects who had presented to public and private psychiatric consultation centers in the city of Ardabil (Iran) and had been diagnosed by psy-chiatrists according to DSM-IV criteria. 171 individuals from among the subjects presenting to eight centers were selected using structured sampling. In this retrospective, causal-comparitive and correlational study, Folkman and Lazarus Coping Strategies Questionnaire and Defense Mechanisms Questionnaire were used for gathering data. Data were analyzed through two factor variance analysis, the Least Statistical Difference (LSD) test and Pearson’s correlation test. Results: There was no significant difference in the mean scores of coping strategies between subjects with generalized anxiety disorder and those with major depressive disorder, but the mean score of avoidance coping was higher in the first group than the second (p CP - IRAN IN - 2nd Apadana St., Isfahan, Iran, IR. Fax: +98312-6622272 LG - eng PB - ijpcp PG - 33 PT - Original Research YR - 2008