ESSENTIAL ISSUES IN THE FORENSIC USE OF THE RORSCHACH

The Handbook of Forensic Rorschach Assessment

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 3-20

  Gacono, Carl B ^a   Barton Evans, F ^b   Viglione, Donald J ^c  

^a Clinical and Forensic Psychology   (United States)

^b Alliant International University ^*  (United States)

^c ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85145527921     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203810071-9     Document Type: Chapter

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