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The Impact of Exposure to Internet-Based Information About the Rorschach and the MMPI–2 on Psychiatric Outpatients’ Ability to Simulate Mentally Healthy Test Performance

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Pages 432-444 | Received 14 May 2013, Published online: 14 Feb 2014

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