Scientific Advances in the Diagnosis of Psychopathology: Introduction to the Special Section

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 241-242

  Smith, Gregory T ^a   Oltmanns, Thomas F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

descriptive advances; DSM; validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; VALIDITY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC;

EID: 70249143580     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016919     Document Type: Article

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