Taxometric Analyses of Borderline Personality Features in a Large-Scale Male and Female Offender Sample

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 705-711

  Edens, John F ^a   Marcus, David K ^b   Ruiz, Mark A ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

borderline personality disorder; classification; Personality Assessment Inventory; prisoners; taxometric analyses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PRISON;

EID: 50849103983     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.117.3.705     Document Type: Article

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