Information/Orientation subtest of the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised as an indicator of suspicion of insufficient effort

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 56-66

  Suchy, Yana ^a,c   Sweet, Jerry J ^a,b  

^a EVANSTON HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MALINGERING; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0033904445     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/1385-4046(200002)14:1;1-8;FT056     Document Type: Article

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