DETECTION OF MALINGERED MENTAL RETARDATION

DETECTION OF MALINGERED MENTAL RETARDATION

The 2002 Supreme Court decision (Atkins vs. Virginia, 536 U. S. 304), prohibiting the execution of mentally retarded persons, may potentially increase malingering of mental retardation (MR). There is limited research addressing the detection of feigned MR. The present study compared results from tes...

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Main Author: Graue, Lili Odom
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2006
Subjects:
Malingering|Mental Retardation|Neuropsychological Assessment|Feigned Neurocognitive Impairment|Malingering Instruments
Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/396
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1399&context=gradschool_theses

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http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/396
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1399&context=gradschool_theses

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