Exploring the Psychometric Properties and Construct Validity of the MCMI-III Anxiety and Avoidant Personality Scales

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 237-241

  Blais, Mark A ^a   Holdwick Jr , Daniel J ^b   McLean, Renee Y S ^a   Otto, Michael W ^a   Pollack, Mark H ^a   Hilsenroth, Mark J ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Wyoming State Hospital   (United States)

^c ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MILLON CLINICAL MUTLIAXIAL INVENTRORY III ANXIETY AND AVOIDANT PERSONALITY SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0348216656     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327752JPA8103_06     Document Type: Article

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