Clinical Assessment of Malingering and Deception, Second Edition

by Richard Rogers

Book Overview

Widely used by practitioners, researchers, and students--and now thoroughly revised with 70% new material--this is the most authoritative, comprehensive book on malingering and other response styles.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572301732
• ISBN13: 9781572301733
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 525 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Open the door to better understanding the "fakes!"

Dr. Rogers certainly knows his "stuff!" Take it from one of those guy's who has "been there and done that." His arrows hit the mark! Deception and malingering, these are not just mere words to echo in the wind. The author walks along side of the reader, while all the while supporting his professional perspectives with documented and keenly researched facts.Expertise is constantly evident, with solid exploration being given to 1). Where we've been; 2). Where we're at; 3). And, where we're going regarding better detecting the "fakes" and how to best utilize the available wealth of information contained within these pages.The true magnitude and complexity surrounding this element of psychopathology, etc., to the qualified and perceptive researcher, is crystal clear, indeed.This book ought to be readily available to all professionals claiming to be experts in this potentially deadly arena of forensics!