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Original Articles

Contributions to the Dimensional Assessment of Personality Disorders Using Millon's Model and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI–III)

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Pages 56-69 | Received 03 Feb 2006, Accepted 19 Sep 2006, Published online: 05 Dec 2007

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