Investigating the M-FAST: Psychometric properties and utility to detect diagnostic specific malingering

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 687-702

  Guy, Laura S ^a   Kwartner, Phylissa P ^b   Miller, Holly A ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALINGERING; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT SIMULATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750611457     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.706     Document Type: Article

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