WAIS digit span-based indicators of malingered neurocognitive dysfunction: Classification accuracy in traumatic brain injury

Assessment

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 429-444

  Heinly, Matthew T ^a   Greve, Kevin W ^a   Bianchini, Kevin J ^a,e   Love, Jeffrey M ^a,c   Brennan, Adrianne ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b Jefferson Neurobehavioral Group   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e University of New Orleans Lakefront ^*

Author keywords

Digit span; Malingering; Neuropsychological assessment; Reliable digit span; Response bias; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN INJURY; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALINGERING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 28244492846     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191105281099     Document Type: Review

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