Empirical derivation of a new MMPI-2 scale for identifying probable malingering in personal injury litigants and disability claimants: The 15-item Malingered Mood Disorder Scale (MMDS)

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 158-168

  Henry, George K ^a   Heilbronner, Robert L ^b   Mittenberg, Wiley ^c   Enders, Craig ^d   Roberts, Darci M ^c  

^a Los Angeles Neuropsychology Group   (United States)

^b Medical and Forensic Neuropsychology   (United States)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Malingered mood disorder; Probable malingering; Symptom validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LAW SUIT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALINGERED MOOD DISORDER SCALE; MALINGERING; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; MOOD DISORDER; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DECEPTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MALINGERING; MMPI; MOOD DISORDERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 38849115816     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825580601025916     Document Type: Article

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