The test of malingered incompetence (TOMI): A forced-choice instrument for assessing cognitive malingering in competence to stand trial evaluations

American Journal of Forensic Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 17-42

  Colwell, Kevin ^a   Colwell, Lori H ^b,c   Perry, Ashlie T ^d   Wasieleski, David ^c,e   Billings, Tod ^f  

^a SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Young Adult Services   (United States)

^c State of Connecticut ^*

^d Columbia Correctional Institution ^*  (United States)

^e VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FORCED CHOICE METHOD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALINGERING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT;

EID: 48249152999     PISSN: 07331290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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