An investigation of self-assessment bias in mental health Providers

Psychological Reports

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 639-644

  Walfish, Steven ^a   McAlister, Brian ^b   O'donnell, Paul ^b   Lambert, Michael J ^c  

^a Independent Practice   (United States)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF EVALUATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF-ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861214918     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/02.07.17.PR0.110.2.639-644     Document Type: Article

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