Detection of malingering in a Spanish population using three specific malingering tests

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 379-388

  Vilar López, Raquel ^a,b   Santiago Ramajo, S ^a   Gómez Río, Manuel ^a   Verdejo García, Antonio ^b   Llamas, José M ^a   Pérez García, Miguel ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

b test; Malingering; Post concussion syndrome; Spanish speakers; TOMM; VSVT

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; B TEST; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LAW SUIT; MALE; MALINGERING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POST CONCUSSION SYNDROME; RELIABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEST OF MEMORY MALINGERING; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VALIDITY; VICTORIA SYMPTOM VALIDITY TEST;

EID: 34247124059     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acn.2007.01.012     Document Type: Article

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