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ARTICLES

Differentiating Adaptive and Maladaptive Perfectionism on the MMPI–2 and MIPS Revised

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Pages 158-167 | Received 08 Apr 2009, Accepted 11 Oct 2009, Published online: 10 Feb 2010

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