Psychologists' accuracy in identifying neuropsychological test protocols of clinical malingerers

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-27

  Trueblood, William ^b   Binder, Laurence M ^a  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MALINGERING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OBSERVATION; PSYCHOLOGIST;

EID: 0030891373     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-6177(96)00027-3     Document Type: Article

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