Informant-reports of personality disorder: Relation to self-reports and future research directions

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 300-311

  Klonsky, E David ^a   Oltmanns, Thomas F ^a   Turkheimer, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Axis II; Informants; Personality disorders; Self report

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0000700702     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clipsy/9.3.300     Document Type: Review

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