Impact of trauma history and coaching on malingering of posttraumatic stress disorder using the PAI, TSI, and M-FAST

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 577-592

  Guriel Tennant, J Jennifer ^a   Fremouw, William ^b  

^a United States Penitentiary Hazelton   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Coaching; M FAST; Malingering; PAI; PTSD; TSI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALINGERING; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONALITY TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDITY;

EID: 33751311078     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940600895838     Document Type: Article

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