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Validation of a Theory-Driven Profile Interpretation of the Dutch Short Form of the MMPI Using the TAT Social Cognitions and Object Relations Scale (SCORS)

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Pages 155-165 | Received 02 Jan 2008, Published online: 10 Feb 2009

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