Examination of the new MMPI-2 Response Bias Scale (Gervais): Relationship with MMPI-2 validity scales

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-72

  Nelson, Nathaniel W ^a   Sweet, Jerry J ^b,c   Heilbronner, Robert L ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Chicago Neuropsychology Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; VALIDITY; VERBAL MEMORY;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COGNITION; HUMANS; MALINGERING; MMPI; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33845675727     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390500488546     Document Type: Article

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