Factor analysis of the Dutch-language version of the MCMI-III

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 144-157

  Rossi, Gina ^a   Van Der Ark, L Andries ^b   Sloore, Hedwig ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DELUSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MILLON MULTIAXIAL CLINICAL INVENTORY III; NETHERLANDS; PARANOIA; RATING SCALE;

EID: 34247472583     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890701267977     Document Type: Article

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