Use of the MMPI-2 With Asian Populations

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 248-256

  Butcher, James N ^a   Cheung, Fanny M ^b   Lim, Jeeyoung ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Maumsarang Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIAN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

ASIA; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MMPI;

EID: 0142052990     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.15.3.248     Document Type: Review

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