The Symptom Checklist-Revised (SCL-90-R) is able to discriminate between simulation and fibromyalgia

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 774-790

  Torres, Xavier ^a   Bailles, Eva ^a   Collado, Antonio ^a   Taberner, Joan ^b   Gutierrez, Fernando ^a   Peri, Josep Maria ^a   Arias, Anna ^a   Fullana, Miquel Angel ^b   Valdes, Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Disease prestige; Fibromyalgia; Healthcare decisions; Simulation; Stigma; Symptom Checklist

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954550570     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20698     Document Type: Article

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