Assessment of borderline pathology using the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems Circumplex scales (IIP-C): A comparison of clinical samples

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 365-376

  Hilsenroth, Mark J ^a   Menaker, John ^a   Peters, Eric J ^b   Pincus, Aaron L ^c  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bronx Psychiatric Center   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; INVENTORY OF INTERPERSONAL PROBLEMS CIRCUMPLEX SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE;

EID: 35248862564     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.549     Document Type: Article

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