Subtlety of the MMPI-2 depression scale: A subject laid to rest?

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 331-333

  Nelson, Linda D ^a,c   Pham, David ^a,c   Uchiyama, Craig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0029823681     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.8.3.331     Document Type: Article

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