Avaliação da simulação ou esforço insuficiente com o Rey 15-Item Memory Test (15-IMT): Estudos de validação em grupos de adultos idosos

Abstract

INTRODUÇÃOA credibilidade das queixas envolvendo funções cognitivas como a memória encontra-se entre os problemas mais comuns e difíceis de identificar na avaliação neuropsicológica em contexto forense. Neste âmbito, os resultados nos testes são habitualmente considerados como tendo um valor de evidência objectiva da validade dos sintomas cognitivos comunicados (défices ou declínio da memória, atenção, concentração, etc.) e dos seus efeitos funcionais nos comportamentos, desempenhos e actividades da vida diária. Contudo, os baixos resultados nos 209

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