WAIS-IV digit span variables: Are they valuable for use in predicting TOMM and MSVT failure?

Applied Neuropsychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 83-94

  Whitney, Kriscinda A ^a,b   Shepard, Polly H ^b,c   Davis, Jeremy J ^d  

^a RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Professional Psychological Services   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Military; Motivation; Neuropsychology; Tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALINGERING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERY ELDERLY; VETERAN; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VETERANS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 84874098449     PISSN: 09084282     EISSN: 15324826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09084282.2012.670167     Document Type: Article

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