A psychometric evaluation of the Rorschach comprehensive system's perceptual thinking index

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 180-189

  Dao, Tam K ^a   Prevatt, Frances ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSIS; RELIABILITY; RORSCHACH COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM PERCEPTUAL THINKING INDEX; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33645930378     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa8602_07     Document Type: Article

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