Using the WMS-III Faces subtest to detect malingered memory impairment

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 465-481

  Glassmire, David M ^a,e   Bierley, Rex A ^b   Wisniewski, Amy M ^a   Greene, Roger L ^a   Kennedy, Jan E ^c   Date, Elaine ^d  

^a PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e PATTON STATE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALINGERING; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0037514329     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jcen.25.4.465.13875     Document Type: Article

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