Use of MMPI-2 to predict cognitive effort: A hierarchically optimal classification tree analysis

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 842-852

  Smart, Colette M ^a   Nelson, Nathaniel W ^b,c   Sweet, Jerry J ^d,e   Bryant, Fred B ^f   Berry, David T R ^g   Granacher, Robert P ^h   Heilbronner, Robert I ^e,i  

^a JFK JOHNSON REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d EVANSTON NORTHWESTERN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^h Lexington Forensic Institute   (United States)

ⁱ Chicago Neuropsychology Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Malingering; Neuropsychological assessment; Optimal discriminant analysis; Personality assessment; Response Bias Scale (RBS); Response validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION TREE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; MODEL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 51349135618     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617708081034     Document Type: Article

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