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Clinicians' defences: An empirical study.

Jean-Nicolas Despland1, Mathieu Bernard, Nathalie Favre

  • 1University of Lausanne, Prilly, Vaud, Switzerland. Jean-Nicholas.Despland@chuv.ch

Psychology and Psychotherapy
|July 1, 2008
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This study adapted the Defense Mechanisms Rating Scales (DMRS) to assess clinician defenses in oncology. Communication skills training (CST) improved clinicians' overall defensive functioning and reduced immature defense use.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Oncology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Clinicians employ defense mechanisms to manage stress and negative emotions during therapy.
  • Assessing clinician defenses is crucial for understanding treatment outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Adapt the Defense Mechanisms Rating Scales (DMRS) for evaluating clinician defenses.
  • Explore defense mechanisms used by oncology clinicians.
  • Assess the impact of communication skills training (CST) on clinician defensive functioning.

Main Methods:

  • The Defense Mechanisms Rating Scales for Clinicians (DMRS-C) was administered to 20 oncology clinicians before and after CST.
  • The study evaluated changes in defensive functioning post-training.

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Main Results:

  • The DMRS-C demonstrated promising preliminary psychometric properties.
  • Clinicians utilized numerous and varied defense mechanisms.
  • Overall defensive functioning (ODF) significantly increased after CST.
  • A decrease in the use of immature defenses was observed post-training.

Conclusions:

  • The adapted DMRS-C is a promising tool for assessing clinician coping strategies.
  • Understanding clinician defenses is vital for optimizing therapeutic encounters and patient outcomes.