Use of the MMPI-2's VRIN scale with severely disturbed populations: Consistent responding may be more problematic than inconsistent responding

Psychological Reports

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-14

  Stukenberg, Karl ^a   Brady, Charles ^b   Klinetob, Nadya ^b  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MALINGERING; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MMPI; PATIENT ADMISSION; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034136922     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2000.86.1.3     Document Type: Article

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