Observed versus estimated IQ as an index of malingering in traumatic brain injury: Classification accuracy in known groups

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 161-169

  Greve, Kevin W ^a,b   Lotz, Kenni L ^a,b   Bianchini, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b Jefferson Neurobehavioral Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Barona index; Intelligence; Malingering; Neuropsychological assessment; Response bias; Traumatic brain injury; Wechsler scales

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARONA INDEX; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN TUMOR; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALINGERING; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OBSERVATION; SEIZURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MALINGERING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ROC CURVE; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 50149114543     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09084280802324085     Document Type: Article

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