Evaluating psychological insight in a clinical sample using the Shedler-Westen assessment procedure

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 199, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 354-359

  Lehmann, Meaghan E ^a   Hilsenroth, Mark J ^a  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CDPS; Insight; psychodynamic psychotherapy; SCORS; SWAP

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; SHEDLER WESTEN ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955872105     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e3182175138     Document Type: Article

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