Comparison of the effectiveness of two versions of the Rey memory test in discriminating between actual and simulated memory impairment, with and without the addition of a standard memory test

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 840-858

  Fisher, Helen L ^a,b   Rose, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATIENT SIMULATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 25444492325     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390490919065     Document Type: Article

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