MMPI-2 validity scales in child custody evaluations: Clinical versus statistical significance

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 409-411

  Medoff, David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; COMPETENCE; CUSTODY; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD CUSTODY; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MMPI; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033391933     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0798(199910/12)17:4<409::AID-BSL357>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Review

References (4)

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3. Bathhurst, K., Gottfried, A. W., & Gottfried, A. E. (1997). Normative data for the MMPI-2 in child custody litigation. Psychological Assessment, 9, 205-211.
4. Butcher, J. N. (1997). Frequency of MMPI-2 scores in forensic evaluations. MMPI-2 News and Profiles.