Trying to Beat the System: Misuse of the Internet to Assist in Avoiding the Detection of Psychological Symptom Dissimulation

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 294-299

  Ruiz, Mark A ^a,b,g   Drake, Evan B ^a,c   Glass, Aviva ^a,d,e   Marcotte, David ^a,f   Van Gorp, Wilfred G ^a,g,h  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Psychological Assessment Resources   (United States)

^c Mt Carmel Guild Behav Hlth System   (United States)

^d LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Department of Clinical Psychology ^*  (United States)

^h College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0036273364     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.33.3.294     Document Type: Article

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