The psychological report: A review of current controversies

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-81

  Groth Marnat, Gary ^a,c   Horvath, Leah Suzanne ^b  

^a Pacifica Graduate Institute   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Controversies; Psychological report

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS; MEDICAL RECORD; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; WRITING;

EID: 33645312118     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20201     Document Type: Review

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