Rendering clinical psychology an evidence-based scientific discipline: A case study

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 149-154

  St Stoyanov, Drozdstoj ^a   Machamer, Peter K ^b   Schaffner, Kenneth F ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical psychology; Cognitive content; DSM; Validity

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; VALIDITY;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MMPI; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL;

EID: 84855525486     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2011.01795.x     Document Type: Review

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