An evaluation of the incremental validity of the MMPI-2 superlative (S) scale in an inpatient psychiatric sample

Assessment

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 102-108

  Archer, Robert P ^a   Handel, Richard W ^a   Couvadelli, Barbara ^b  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Defensiveness; Incremental validity; MMPI 2; Superlative Scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MIDDLE AGED; MMPI; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 2942606666     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191103257396     Document Type: Article

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