Detection of overreported psychopathology with the MMPI-2 RF form validity scales

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 757-767

  Sellbom, Martin ^a   Bagby, R Michael ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Malingering; MMPI 2 RF; Overreporting; Validity scales

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALINGERING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY 2 RESTRUCTURED FORM; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MMPI; PATIENT SIMULATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650086679     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020825     Document Type: Article

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