The relation between symptom validity testing and MMPI-2 scores as a function of forensic evaluation context

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 489-499

  Wygant, Dustin B ^a   Sellbom, Martin ^a   Ben Porath, Yossef S ^a   Stafford, Kathleen P ^a,b   Freeman, David B ^c   Heilbronner, Robert L ^d  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Psycho Diagnostic Clinic   (United States)

^c UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Chicago Neuropsychology Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic evaluation; Malingering; MMPI 2; Symptom validity test; Test of memory malingering; Word memory test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIVIL DEFENSE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; OFFENDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; VALIDITY;

EID: 34249307760     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acn.2007.01.027     Document Type: Article

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