Symptom validity issues in the psychological consultative examination for social security disability

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1045-1063

  Chafetz, Michael D ^a  

^a ABPP   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Low IQ; Malingering; Social Security

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MALINGERING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL SECURITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; HUMANS; MALINGERING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 77955638299     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2010.481637     Document Type: Article

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