Neuropsychological and Psychological Aspects of Malingered Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Psychological Injury and Law

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 24-31

  Demakis, George J ^a   Elhai, Jon D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorder; Malingering; Neuropsychological test; Posttraumatic stress disorder; War

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954423462     PISSN: 1938971X     EISSN: 19389728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12207-011-9099-y     Document Type: Article

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