Malingering as a Categorical or Dimensional Construct: The Latent Structure of Feigned Psychopathology as Measured by the SIRS and MMPI-2

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 238-247

  Walters, Glenn D ^a   Rogers, Richard ^b   Berry, David T R ^c   Miller, Holly A ^d   Duncan, Scott A ^e   McCusker, Paul J ^f   Payne, Joshua W ^b   Granacher Jr , Robert P ^g  

^a FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e United States Penitentiary   (United States)

^f Independent Practice   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

feigned psychopathology; malingering; MMPI 2; SIRS; taxometrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALINGERING; MENTAL DISEASE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MMPI;

EID: 54949109023     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.20.3.238     Document Type: Article

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