Psychogenic stuttering and other acquired nonorganic speech and language abnormalitiesLaurence M Binder
Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton, OR 97005 4771, USA
Arch Clin Neuropsychol 27:557-68. 2012
..We propose that severe dysfluency or language abnormalities persisting after a single, uncomplicated, mild traumatic brain injury are unusual and should elicit suspicion of a psychogenic origin...
Deceptive examinees who committed suicide: report of two casesLaurence M Binder
Independent Practice, Beaverton, OR, USA
Clin Neuropsychol 26:116-28. 2012
..These cases provide anecdotal evidence that deceptive behavior does not preclude the presence of serious psychopathology, and that deceptive behavior and self-destructive behavior sometimes coincide...
Relative subtest scatter in the WAIS-IV standardization sampleLaurence M Binder
Beaverton, OR, USA
Clin Neuropsychol 25:62-71. 2011
..When considering the possibility of acquired cognitive impairment, we recommend caution in the interpretation of subtest score differences...
To err is human: "abnormal" neuropsychological scores and variability are common in healthy adultsLaurence M Binder
Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Beaverton, Oregon 97005, USA
Arch Clin Neuropsychol 24:31-46. 2009
..We recommend that test battery developers provide data on the amount of variability in normal samples and also provide base rate tables with false positive rates that can be used clinically when interpreting test performance...
Psychogenic nonepileptic seizuresLaurence M Binder
Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
Neuropsychol Rev 17:405-12. 2007
..Neurological, neurodiagnostic, and neuropsychological aspects of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are reviewed, including psychosocial, psychiatric, cognitive, and MMPI-2 findings...
Comment on Cogniform disorder and cogniform condition: proposed diagnoses for excessive cognitive symptomsLaurence M Binder
4900 SW Griffith Drive, Beaverton, OR 97005, USA
Arch Clin Neuropsychol 22:681-2. 2007
MMPI-2 profiles of persons with multiple chemical sensitivityLaurence M Binder
Oregon Health and Sciences University, Beaverton, OR, USA
Clin Neuropsychol 20:848-57. 2006
..We conclude that MMPI-2 data, obtained from people seeking financial compensation, indicate that there is a strong psychological component to MCS symptoms...
Medically unexplained symptoms and neuropsychological assessmentLaurence M Binder
Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, USA
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 26:369-92. 2004
..Patients are prone to omit history of severe stressors and psychiatric problems, and the inability to talk about stressors increases the likelihood of suffering from physiological forms of stress...
Motivation and neuropsychological test performance following mild head injuryLaurence M Binder
J Clin Exp Neuropsychol 25:420-30. 2003
..Sensitivity and specificity data are reported. Our measures of tactile sensation and verbal recognition memory were more affected by motivation than by the severity of head injury...
MMPI-2 profiles: fibromyalgia patients compared to epileptic and non-epileptic seizure patientsAmy L Johnson
Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Clin Neuropsychol 24:220-34. 2010
..Present findings indicate a high level of psychological distress in the FM group...