Low-end specificity of four depression measures: Findings and suggestions for the research use of depression tests

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 272-284

  Beebe, Dean W ^a   Finer, Evan ^a   Holmbeck, Grayson N ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST;

EID: 0029787163     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa6702_4     Document Type: Article

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