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Vitacco, Michael J.; Rogers, Richard; Gabel, Jason – Assessment, 2009
Forensic clinicians have the option of employing well-validated structured interviews when conducting competency to stand trial (CST) evaluations to ensure adequate coverage of the three prongs delineated in "Dusky v. United States". This study evaluates the effects of feigning on the Evaluation of Competency to Stand Trial-Revised…
Descriptors: Males, Patients, Court Litigation, Competence
Templer, Donald I.; Hartlage, Lawrence C. – J Clin Psychol, 1969
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Testing, Evaluation Methods, Intelligence Quotient
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Matarazzo, Joseph D. – American Psychologist, 1990
Increasingly neuropsychologists are under pressure, particularly in child custody and personal injury litigation, to justify the validity of the tests upon which their assessments are based. Reviews research on the validity of clinical opinions based on tests and concludes that test scores must be used in conjunction with life history and current…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Measurement Techniques, Measures (Individuals), Neurological Impairments