The effects of coaching on the verbal and nonverbal medical symptom validity tests

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 832-849

  Weinborn, Michael ^a   Woods, Steven Paul ^a,b   Nulsen, Claire ^a   Leighton, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coaching; Forensic psychology; Neuropsychological assessment; Symptom validity assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MALINGERING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863697927     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2012.686630     Document Type: Article

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