Detection of underreporting on the MMPI-2 in a clinical population: Effects of information about validity scales

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 555-567

  Baer, Ruth A ^a   Sekirnjak, Gerlinde ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOANALYSIS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0031408579     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa6903_9     Document Type: Article

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