Psychopathology and mental retardation: A study using the Rorschach Inkblot Test

Psychological Reports

Volumn 94, Issue 3 II, 2004, Pages 1313-1321

  Di Nuovo, Santo F ^a   Buono, Serafino ^a   Colucci, Gerardo ^b   Pellicciotta, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b OASI RESEARCH INSTITUTE IRCCS   (Italy)

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EID: 4644332713     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.94.3c.1313-1321     Document Type: Article

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