The MMPI-2 clinical scales and restructured clinical (RC) scales: Comparative psychometric properties and relative diagnostic efficiency in young adults

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-92

  Osberg, Timothy M ^a   Haseley, Erin N ^a   Kamas, Michele M ^a  

^a NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RESTRUCTURED CLINICAL SCALE;

EID: 38949115515     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890701693801     Document Type: Article

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