Evaluating effort with the word memory test and category test-or not: Inconsistencies in a compensation-seeking sample

Journal of Forensic Neuropsychology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 19-44

  Williamson, David J G ^a   Green, Paul ^b   Allen, Lyle ^c   Rohling, Martin L ^d  

^a Ortho McNeil Pharmaceutical Inc   (United States)

^b Neurobehavioral Associates   (Canada)

^c CogniSyst Inc ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Effort; Head injury; Neuropsychological testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALINGERING; MEMORY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSICIAN; SAMPLING; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORD RECOGNITION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0344444842     PISSN: 15211029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J151v03n03_02     Document Type: Article

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