The use of significant others to enhance the detection of malingerers from traumatically brain-injured patients

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 465-477

  Sbordone, Robert J ^a   Seyranian, Gregory D ^b   Ruff, Ronald M ^c  

^a Private Practice   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ST MARY S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALINGERING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OBSERVATION; SKULL FRACTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0033853570     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0887-6177(00)00058-5     Document Type: Article

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