Empirical and clinical methods in the assessment of personality and psychopathology: An integrative approach for training

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 513-526

  Flanagan, Rosemary ^a   Esquivel, Giselle B ^b  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645978747     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20165     Document Type: Article

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