Use of the hand test in the classification of psychiatric inpatient adolescents

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 228-241

  Clemence, Amanda J ^a,f   Hilsenroth, Mark J ^b   Sivec, Harry J ^c   Rasch, Marcia ^d   Waehler, Charles A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c ODMH Northcoast Behavioral Healthcare   (United States)

^d ABLC Behav Hlth Rsrc Incorporated   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031759212     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa7102_10     Document Type: Article

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