Development and preliminary validation of a forced-choice test of response bias for posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 299-314

  Morel, Kenneth R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALINGERING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0031872349     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa7002_8     Document Type: Article

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