An exploration of defence mechanisms, this work lays the groundwork for future research by summarizing empirical studies to date, proposing a universal language of defence mechanisms, and demonstrating how various…

In an unprecedented series of studies, Harvard Medical School has followed 824 subjects – men and women, some rich, some poor – from their teens to old age. Harvard’s George…

Do drug addicts have an illness, or is the addiction under their control? Should they be treated as patients or as criminals? Challenging the conventional wisdom, the authors draw on…