Classification accuracy of the Test of Memory Malingering in persons reporting exposure to environmental and industrial toxins: Results of a known-groups analysis

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 439-448

  Greve, Kevin W ^a,b   Bianchini, Kevin J ^a,b   Black, F William ^a,c   Heinly, Matthew T ^a,b   Love, Jeffrey M ^a,b   Swift, Douglas A ^d   Ciota, Megan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b Jefferson Neurobehavioral Group   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Occupational Medicine Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Known groups design; Malingering; Neuropsychological assessment; Neurotoxic exposure

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALINGERING; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST OF MEMORY MALINGERING; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 33747343988     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acn.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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