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Peer reviewedSchaefer, Allan; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1985
Surveyed 101 inpatient psychiatric patients and 99 chemical dependency patients to compare the validities of the Beck Depression Inventory, the Minnesota Multiphasic personality Inventory (MMPI) Depression scale, and the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale. The Zung produced better validity coefficients than the Beck, which yielded higher…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Patients, Test Validity
Peer reviewedFairbank, John A.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Provided preliminary information on the utility of five standardized psychological inventories for assessment of Vietnam veterans (N=36) with Posttraumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD). Analyses indicated that the assessment battery was able to discriminate Vietnam combat veterans with PTSD from relevant comparison groups. (LLL)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Personality Measures, Psychological Characteristics
