Utility of the Response Bias Scale (RBS) and other MMPI-2 validity scales in predicting TOMM performance

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 23, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 777-786

  Whitney, Kriscinda A ^a,b   Davis, Jeremy J ^c   Shepard, Polly H ^b,d   Herman, Steven M ^a,b  

^a RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS   (United States)

^d Professional Psychological Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Malingering; Memory; Military veterans; Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory; Neuropsychology; Test validity

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RESPONSE BIAS SCALE; STUDENT T TEST; TEST OF MEMORY MALINGERING; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 56649105142     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acn.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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