Factitious or fictitious brain injury? An adventure in applying the DSM-IV

Neuropsychology of Malingering Casebook

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 63-72

  Greiffenstein, Manfred F ^a  

^a Psychological Systems Inc   (United States)

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EID: 77954068269     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203890042     Document Type: Chapter

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