Journeys through the valley of death: Multimethod psychological assessment and personality transformation in long-term psychotherapy

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 123-141

  Finn, Stephen E ^a  

^a Center for Therapeutic Assessment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MMPI; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 79952065343     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223891.2010.542533     Document Type: Article

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