Nonverbal medical symptom validity test: Try faking now!

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 305-309

  Wager, John G ^a   Howe, Laura L S ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DECEPTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REVIEW;

DECEPTION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 78650143167     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09084282.2010.525093     Document Type: Review

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