Nonverbal Medical Symptom Validity Test performance of elderly healthy adults and clinical neurology patients

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-27

  Henry, Matthias ^a   Merten, Thomas ^b   Wolf, Simone Andrea ^c   Harth, Sandy ^c  

^a Humboldt Klinikum   (Germany)

^b VIVANTES KLINIKUM IM FRIEDRICHSHAIN   (Germany)

^c OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Malingering; Memory; Negative response bias; Neuropsychological assessment; Symptom validity testing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PAIRED ASSOCIATE LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; RECOGNITION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAIRED-ASSOCIATE LEARNING; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951242984     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390902791653     Document Type: Article

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