Estimating the predictive value of the Test of Memory Malingering: An illustrative example for clinicians

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 533-540

  O'Bryant, Sid E ^a   Lucas, John A ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYES THEOREM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALINGERING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTION; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; STANDARD; SYMPTOM; VERBAL MEMORY; WORD MEMORY TEST;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33747088163     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854040590967568     Document Type: Review

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