The MMPI-2 fake bad scale: Concordance and specificity of true and estimated scores

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Nelson, Nathaniel W ^a,b,d   Parsons, Thomas D ^a,c   Grote, Christopher L ^a   Smith, Clifford A ^a   Sisung II, James R ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ENH Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPILEPSY; FAKE BAD SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY 2; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX ROLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MMPI; PERSONALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 32144434370     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390490919272     Document Type: Article

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