Performance on the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) among a large clinic-referred pediatric sample

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 242-254

  Kirk, John W ^a,b   Harris, Bryn ^c   Hutaff Lee, Christa F ^d   Koelemay, Stephen W ^e   Dinkins, Juliet P ^e   Kirkwood, Michael W ^b  

^a Independent Practice   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Effort testing; Neuropsychological assessment; Pediatric; Symptom validity tests; Test of Memory Malingering

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALINGERING; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 79960285808     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2010.533166     Document Type: Article

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