Validity of selected MMPI-A content scales

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-63

  Arita, Anthony A ^a,b   Baer, Ruth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Naval Medical Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALIENATION; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0031898457     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.10.1.59     Document Type: Article

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