A survey of psychological test use patterns among forensic psychologists

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-94

  Archer, Robert P ^a   Buffington Vollum, Jacqueline K ^b   Stredny, Rebecca Vauter ^c   Handel, Richard W ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c Central State Hospital Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BECK HOPELESSNESS SCALE; BECK SCALE FOR SUICIDE IDEATION; BENDER VISUAL MOTOR GESTALT TEST; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; COMPETENCE; CUSTODY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HALSTEAD REITAN NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL BATTERY; HUMAN; LURIA NEBRASKA PSYCHOLOGICAL BATTERY; MALE; MALINGERING; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOPATHY; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL CRIME; SHIPLEY INSTITUTE OF LIVING SCALE; STATE TRAIT ANGER EXPRESSION INVENTORY; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STRESS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALES; VIOLENCE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WIDE RANGE ACHIEVEMENT TEST; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST; WOODCOCK JOHNSON PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL BATTERY;

EID: 33747894509     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa8701_07     Document Type: Review

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