Detection of malingering of psychiatric disorder with the personality assessment inventory: An investigation of criminal defendants

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-32

  Kucharski, L Thomas ^a   Toomey, Joseph P ^a   Fila, Katarzna ^a   Duncan, Scott ^b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b United States Penitentiary   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATION; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALINGERING; MENTAL DISEASE; NEGATIVE IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT SCALE; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY TEST; RATING SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; ROGERS DISCRIMINANT FUNCTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW OF REPORTED SYMPTOM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 33847100610     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa8801_04     Document Type: Article

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