Differentiating overreporting and extreme distress: MMPI-2 use with compensation-seeking veterans with PTSD

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 274-285

  Franklin, C Laurel ^a   Repasky, Stephanie A ^a   Thompson, Karin E ^b   Shelton, Shannon A ^c   Uddo, Madeline ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Loyola University   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PENSION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SOLDIER; WAR;

EID: 0036773935     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327752JPA7902_10     Document Type: Article

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