Assessment of substance abusers on the MCMI-III and the Rorschach: Health and disability

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-91

  Vanem, Per Christian ^a,c   Krog, Dag ^b   Hartmann, Ellen ^b  

^a Follo Regional Psychiatric Clinic   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c University of Oslo ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

MCMI III; Rorschach; Schizophrenia; Students; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RORSCHACH TEST; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 38049129695     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2007.00608.x     Document Type: Article

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