An investigation of the ECST-R in male pretrial patients: Evaluating the effects of feigning on competency evaluations

Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 249-257

  Vitacco, Michael J ^a   Rogers, Richard ^b   Gabel, Jason ^c  

^a Mendota Mental Health Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c Federal Medical Center for Prisoners   (United States)

Author keywords

Competency to stand trial; ECST R; Malingering

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EXPERT WITNESS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MALINGERING; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RECUMBENCY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DECEPTION; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; INSANITY DEFENSE; MALE; MALINGERING; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRISONERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WECHSLER SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350055173     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191108325057     Document Type: Article

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