Repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status effort index performance in a medically ill geriatric sample

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-235

  Hook, Julie N ^a   Marquine, María J ^a,b   Hoelzle, James B ^a,c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Elderly; Malingering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE 15; HUMAN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REPEATABLE BATTERY FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL STATUS EFFORT INDEX; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS; WECHSLER TEST OF ADULT READING;

EID: 69249113033     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acp026     Document Type: Article

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