Introduction to the special issue on personality assessment in medical settings

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 211-215

  Porcelli, Piero ^a   McGrath, Robert E ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DIGESTIVE DISEASES   (Italy)

^b FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALEXITHYMIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONALITY TEST; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TYPE D PERSONALITY;

EID: 37249032663     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890701629607     Document Type: Review

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