The factor structure of the MMPI-2 restructured clinical (RC) scales

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 443-455

  Hoelzle, James B ^a   Meyer, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL SCALE; CONTENT SCALE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; DISEASE MARKER; FACTOR STRUCTURE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; HYPOMANIA; HYSTERIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOGIC; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY 2 RESTRUCTURED CLINICAL SCALES; PARANOIA; PERSONALITY TEST; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 49649095186     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890802248711     Document Type: Article

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