Classification accuracy and predictive ability of the medical symptom validity test's dementia profile and general memory impairment profile

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 329-342

  Howe, Laura L S ^a,b   Loring, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Forensic neuropsychology; Medical symptom validity test; Neuropsychological assessment; Symptom validity

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 61649116929     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854040801945060     Document Type: Article

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