Empirical correlates and interpretation of the MMPI-2-RF cognitive complaints (COG) scale

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 996-1015

  Gervais, Roger O ^a   Ben Porath, Yossef S ^b   Wygant, Dustin B ^c  

^a Neurobehavioural Associates   (Canada)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Summit Psychological Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive complaints; Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 Restructured Form; Response bias; Response Bias Scale; Symptom validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EMOTION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LEARNING TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY 2 RESTRUCTURED FORM COGNITIVE COMPLAINTS SCALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SELF REPORT; VALIDITY; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

ADULT; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MMPI; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 68949161943     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854040902748249     Document Type: Article

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