The diagnosis of Ganser syndrome in the practice of forensic psychology

American Journal of Forensic Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 37-62

  Drob, Sanford L ^a,b   Meehan, Kevin ^c  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NYU Bellevue Forensic Psychiatric Service   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GANSER SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; INTERVIEW; MALE; MALINGERING; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; MODEL; MOTIVATION; PSEUDODEMENTIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0033883394     PISSN: 07331290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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