Examination of the mild brain injury atypical symptom scale and the validity-10 scale to detect symptom exaggeration in us military service members

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 325-337

  Lange, Rael T ^a,b,c   Brickell, Tracey A ^a,c   French, Louis M ^a,c  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Mild Brain Injury Atypical Symptoms Scale; Military; Symptom exaggeration; Traumatic brain injury; Validity 10 Scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALINGERING; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOLDIER; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALINGERING; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929950584     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2015.1013021     Document Type: Article

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