Clinical utility of the MMPI-2 Restructured Clinical (RC) scales in therapeutic assessment: A case study

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 110-118

  Wygant, Dustin B ^a,c   Fleming, Karen P ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Coleman Professional Services ^*  (United States)

^c Summit Psychological Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EMOTIONALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY 2 RESTRUCTURED CLINICAL SCALE; MORALITY; OUTPATIENT; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 41349092104     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890701845112     Document Type: Article

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