Author: Paul E. Meehl
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Keywords: psychodiagnosis
Number of Pages: 384
Published: 1973-09-25
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 0816669074
ISBN-13: 9780816669073

Psychodiagnosis was first published in 1973. This volume brings together a collection of the important papers of the distinguished clinical psychologist Paul E. Meehl. Among the thirteen papers are two which appear for the first time in this volume. The one entitled "Why I Do Not Attend Case Conferences" is likely to provoke controversy among clinical psychologists and other practitioners who participate in psychiatric case conferences, such as psychiatrists and neurologists. In this paper, Dr. Meehl presents a comprehensive critique of the methods typically followed in conducting and parti

Author: Irving B. Weiner
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: schizophrenia, psychodiagnosis
Number of Pages: 608
Published: 1996-10-01
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 0805825789
ISBN-13: 9780805825787

Psychodiagnosis in Schizophrenia is a reprint of a classic volume in assessment psychology that first appeared in 1966. The book concerns the use of psychodiagnostic techniques in the differential diagnosis of schizophrenia. The author first presents a conceptual analysis of schizophrenic disturbance in terms of impaired ego functioning and extrapolates from schizophrenic ego impairments to psychodiagnostic indices that have been demonstrated to assess them. In particular, Weiner refers to the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, the Rorschach Inkblot Method, and the Draw-A-Person test. Clinical