Psychometric properties of a short form of the Affective Lability Scale (ALS-18)

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 187-191

  Look, Amy E ^a   Flory, Janine D ^a,b   Harvey, Philip D ^c   Siever, Larry J ^a,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect dysregulation; Affective Lability Scale; Cluster B personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952886655     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.03.030     Document Type: Article

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