Journal article
Distinguishing between Neuropsychological Malingering and Exaggerated Psychiatric Symptoms in a Neuropsychological Setting
Clinical neuropsychologist, v 22(3), pp 547-564
09 May 2008
PMID: 17853126
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Abstract
It is unclear whether symptom validity test (SVT) failure in neuropsychological and psychiatric domains overlaps. Records of 105 patients referred for neuropsychological evaluation, who completed the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM), Reliable Digit Span (RDS), and Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III), were examined. TOMM and RDS scores were uncorrelated with MCMI-III symptom validity indices and factor analysis revealed two distinct factors for neuropsychological and psychiatric SVTs. Only 3.5% of the sample failed SVTs in both domains, 22.6% solely failed the neuropsychological SVT, and 6.1% solely failed the psychiatric SVT. The results support a dissociation between neuropsychological malingering and exaggeration of psychiatric symptoms in a neuropsychological setting.
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- Title
- Distinguishing between Neuropsychological Malingering and Exaggerated Psychiatric Symptoms in a Neuropsychological Setting
- Creators
- Anthony C Ruocco - Department of Psychology, Neuropsychology Program , Drexel UniversityThomas Swirsky-Sacchetti - Department of Neurology , Jefferson Medical CollegeDouglas L Chute - Department of Psychology, Neuropsychology Program , Drexel UniversitySteven Mandel - Department of Neurology , Jefferson Medical CollegeSteven M Platek - Department of Psychology, Neuropsychology Program , Drexel UniversityEric A Zillmer - Department of Psychology, Neuropsychology Program , Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Clinical neuropsychologist, v 22(3), pp 547-564
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000255690000193
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-45949092451
- Other Identifier
- 991014878084004721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Clinical Neurology
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- Psychology, Clinical