Development of a validity scale for combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder: Evidence from simulated malingerers and actual disability claimants

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-63

  Morel, Kenneth R ^a  

^a Tennessee Valley Healthcare System   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Malingering; MENT; PTSD; Response bias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRITERION VARIABLE; DISABILITY; FACE VALIDITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALINGERING; POST HOC ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUICK TEST FOR POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; VETERAN;

EID: 39749102235     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940701594645     Document Type: Article

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