Beneath the mask: Use of psychological tests to detect and subtype malingering in criminal defendants

Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 23-52

  Heinze, Michaela C ^a   Purisch, Arnold D ^b  

^a Atascadero State Hospital   (United States)

^b Fielding Graduate Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence to stand trial; Criminal defendants; Forensic; Malingering; Psychological tests

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MALE; MALINGERING; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0035551756     PISSN: 15228932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J158v01n04_02     Document Type: Article

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