Distinguishing between neuropsychological malingering and exaggerated psychiatric symptoms in a neuropsychological setting

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 547-564

  Ruocco, Anthony C ^a   Swirsky Sacchetti, Thomas ^b   Chute, Douglas L ^a   Mandel, Steven ^b   Platek, Steven M ^a   Zillmer, Eric A ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Malingering; Neuropsychology; Personality; Symptom validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALINGERING; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; VALIDITY;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MALINGERING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 45949092451     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854040701336444     Document Type: Article

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