1. Clinical Personality Assessment: History, Theoretical Bases, Contemporary Models, and Practical Applications James N. Butcher ; Part One: Genetic and Cultural Perspectives ; 2. Behavior Genetic Perspectives on Clinical Personality Assessment Susan C. South, Robert F. Krueger, and Kristian E. Markon ; 3. The Cultural Perspective in Personality Assessment Fanny M. Cheung ; Part Two: Methodological and Conceptual Factors and Psychometric Considerations ; 4. Test Theory and Personality Measurement Fritz Drasgo, Oleksandr S. Chernyshenko, and Stephen Stark ; 5. Construct Validation of Personality Measures Gregory T. Smith and Tamika C. B. Zapolski ; 6. Standards and Standardization Kurt F. Geisinger and Janet F. Carlson ; 7. Changing or Replacing an Established Personality Assessment Standard: Issues, Goals, and Problems, with Special Reference to Recent Developments in the MMPI-2 Michelle Boisvert Ranson, David S. Nichols, Steven V. Rouse, and Jennifer Harrington ; 8. Incorporating Base Rate Information in Daily Clinical Decision Making Stephen E. Finn ; 9. Theory and Measurement of Personality Traits Allan R. Harkness ; 10. Computer-Based Interpretation of Personality Scales James N. Butcher, Julia N. Perry, and Brooke L. Dean ; Part Three: Personality Assessment Procedures and Instruments ; 11. Behavioral Observation Martin Leichtman ; 12. The Clinical Interview Robert Craig ; 13. Clinical Behavioral Assessment: Identifying and Explaining Behavior Problems in Clinical Assessment Stephen N. Haynes, Dawn T. Yoshioka, Karen Kloezeman, and Iruma Bello ; 14. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2): History, Interpretation, and Clinical Issues Andrew C. Cox, Nathan Weed, and James N. Butcher ; 15. Personality Assessment with the Rorschach Method Irving B. Weiner and Gregory J. Meyer ; 16. The Five-Factor Model and the NEO Inventories Paul Costa and Robert R. McCrae ; 17. The California Psychological Inventory Edward I. Megargee ; 18. Assessing Personality Disorders Thomas A. Widiger and Sara E. Boyd ; 19. Functional Imaging in Clinical Assessment? The Rise of Neurodiagnostics with the FMRI Angus W. McDonald, III, and Jessica A. Hurdelbrink ; Part Four: Specific Populations ; 20. Clinical Personality Assessment with Asian Americans Sumie Okazaki, Mimi Okazaki, and Stanley Sue ; 21. The Assessment of Psychopathology in Racial and Ethnic Minorities Bernadette Gray-Little ; 22. Issues in Clinical Assessment with Women Judith Worell and Damon Ann Robinson ; 23. Use of the MMPI-2 in Neuropsychological Assessment Carlton S. Gass ; 24. Assessing Couples Douglas K. Snyder, Richard E. Heyman, and Stephen S. Haynes ; 25. Assessing Adolescents with the MMPI-A Edward J. Cumella and Jennifer Lafferty O'Connor ; Part Five: Specific Settings and Problems ; 26. Assessment of Suicide Risk Ronald A. Stolberg and Bruce Bongar ; 27. Use of Self-Report Measures in Assessing Alcohol and Drug Abuse Joseph A. Banken and Roger L. Greene ; 28. Understanding and Assessing Aggression and Violence Edwin I. Megargee ; 29. Assessing Antisocial and Psychopathic Personalities Carl B. Gacono and J. Reid Meloy ; 30. Clinical Personality Assessment in the Employment Context James N. Butcher, Donald K. Gucker, and Lowell W. Hellervik ; 31. Anticipating Legal and Ethical Challenges in Personality Assessment Irving B. Weiner ; Part Six: Interpretation and Reporting of Assessment Findings ; 32. Assessment of Feigned Psychological Symptoms David T. R. Berry, Myriam J. Sollman, Lindsey J. Schipper, Jessica A. Clark, and Anne L. Shandera ; 33. Assessment of Clients in Pretreatment Planning T. Mark Harwood and Larry E. Beutler ; 34. Assessment of Treatment Resistance via Questionnaire Julia N. Perry ; 35. Clinical Report Writing Raymond L. Ownby ; 36. How to Use Computer-Based Reports James N. Butcher ; 37. Overview and Future Directions James N. Butcher