How well do standard clinical neuropsychological tests identify malingering? A preliminary analysis

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 245-250

  Van Gorp, Wilfred G ^a,e,f   Humphrey, Lorie A ^b,e   Kalechstein, Ari ^b,e   Brumm, Virdette L ^c,e   McMullen, William J ^d,e   Stoddard, Mitchell ^d,e   Pachana, Nancy A ^a,e  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^f WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALINGERING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HUMANS; MALINGERING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032839276     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jcen.21.2.245.933     Document Type: Article

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