The developmental profile: Validation of a theory-driven instrument for personality assessment

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-272

  Polak, Marike ^a   van, Henricus L ^b   Overeem Seldenrijk, Joanneke ^c   Heiser, Willem J ^a   Abraham, Robert E ^d  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b JellinekMentrum   (Netherlands)

^c J and S Consultancy   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Empirical validation; Personality assessment; Personality disorders; Psychoanalytic psychodynamic therapy; Statistical methodology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951691484     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300903352701     Document Type: Article

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