Investigating the MMPI-2 trauma profile in treatment-seeking peacekeepers

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 593-600

  Rademaker, Arthur R ^a,b   Kleber, Rolf J ^a,c   Meijer, Miranda E ^d   Vermetten, Eric ^b,e  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Research Centre Military Mental Healthcare   (Netherlands)

^c Institute for Psychotrauma/Foundation Center '45   (Netherlands)

^d Ministerie van Defensie   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 70449135443     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890903230899     Document Type: Article

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