Influence of poor effort on neuropsychological test performance in U.S. military personnel following mild traumatic brain injury

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 453-466

  Lange, Rael T ^a,b,c   Pancholi, Sonal ^a,d   Bhagwat, Aditya ^a,b,e   Anderson Barnes, Victoria ^f   French, Louis M ^a,b,g  

^a Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d FORT BELVOIR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e U S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^f PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Mild traumatic brain injury; Military; Neuropsychological testing; Poor effort; Service members

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN INJURIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860457624     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2011.648175     Document Type: Article

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