The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), but not the Defence Mechanism Test (DMTm), separates schizophrenics and normal controls in a factorial cluster analysis

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 109-114

  Jönsson, Sven A T ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

DMT; DMTm; Schizophrenia; Validity; WAIS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0032085815     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00063     Document Type: Article

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