Questioning the clinical usefulness of projective psychological tests for children

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1986, Pages 378-382

  Klein, Rachel Gittelman ^a  

^a New York State Psychiatric Institute ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; PROJECTIVE TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT SURVEY;

CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0022913201     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: 15367312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004703-198612000-00010     Document Type: Article

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