Diagnostic utility of the structured inventory of malingered symptomatology to detect malingering in a forensic sample

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-125

  Wisdom, Nick M ^a   Callahan, Jennifer L ^b   Shaw, Terry G ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c Private Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Forensic neuropsychology; Malingering; Symptom validity testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249088680     PISSN: 08876177     EISSN: 18735843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acp110     Document Type: Article

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