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Research Articles

Development of a measure for assessing malingered incompetency in criminal proceedings: Denney competency related test (D-CRT)

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Pages 124-140 | Received 02 Oct 2023, Accepted 08 Dec 2023, Published online: 12 Feb 2024

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