Defensive constellation and styles of recovery from schizophrenic episodes
D'Angelo, E.J.; Wolowitz, H.M.
Hillside Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 8(1): 3-14
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0193-5216 PMID: 3744297 Document Number: 272155
Two distinct styles of recovery from a schizophrenic episode, namely, integration and sealing over, have been described in a number of clinical reports. This investigation focused on differences in the defensive organization of the two styles; specifically, that integrators possess a less primitive constellation of defensive organizations (less dominated by denial, negation, and repression). These results are discussed in relation to psychodynamic theory and their implications for the treatment process.