The incremental validity of the MMPI-2: When does therapist access not enhance treatment outcome?

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 462-468

  Lima, Elizabeth N ^a   Stanley, Sheila ^a   Kaboski, Beth ^a   Reitzel, Lorraine R ^a   Richey, J Anthony ^a   Castro, Yezzennya ^a   Williams, Foluso M ^a   Tannenbaum, Kendra R ^a   Stellrecht, Nadia E ^a   Jakobsons, Lara J ^a   Wingate, LaRicka R ^a   Joiner Jr , Thomas E ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Incremental validity; Manipulated assessment design; MMPI 2; Therapy outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY 2; PATIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MMPI; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30744472229     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.17.4.462     Document Type: Article

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