Malingering detection with the Wisconsin card sorting test in mild traumatic brain injury

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 343-362

  Greve, Kevin W ^a,b   Heinly, Matthew T ^a,b   Bianchini, Kevin J ^a,b   Love, Jeffrey M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b Jefferson Neurobehavioral Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Malingering; Neuropsychological assessment; Traumatic brain injury; Wisconsin card sorting test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 61649128529     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854040802054169     Document Type: Article

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