Examining the relationship between the reconstructed scales and the fake bad scale of the MMPI-2

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 680-688

  Downing, Sarah K ^a   Denney, Robert L ^a   Spray, Beverly J ^a   Houston, Christi M ^b   Halfaker, Dale A ^c  

^a Forest Institute of Professional Psychology   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c Neuropsychological Associates of Southwest Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALINGERING; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; VARIANCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MIDDLE AGED; MMPI; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 46449137304     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854040701562825     Document Type: Article

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