Malingering in Children: Fibs and Faking

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 547-556

  Walker, James S ^a,b,c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Private Practice of Neuropsychology   (United States)

^c PLLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Expert witness; Forensic psychiatry; Forensic psychology; Malingering

Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECEPTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MALINGERING; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DECEPTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79959188627     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: 15580490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2011.03.013     Document Type: Review

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