Concept of the object on the rorschach scale

Scoring the Rorschach: Seven Validated Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 82-112

  Levy, Kenneth N ^a   Meehan, Kevin B ^b   Auerbach, John S ^c,d,f   Blatt, Sidney J ^e,f  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d East Tennessee State University   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84917081111     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410612526     Document Type: Chapter

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