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Medical Symptom Validity Test Performance Following Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Expectations Based on Orientation Log Classification.

OBJECTIVE: This study examined performance on the Medical Symptom Validity test (MSVT) during acute rehabilitation for moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) stratified by Orientation Log (O-Log…

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Macciocchi, S. N., Seel, R. T., Yi, A., & Small, S. (2017). Medical Symptom Validity Test Performance Following Moderate-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Expectations Based on Orientation Log Classification.. Arch Clin Neuropsychol, 32(3), 339-348. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acw112

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Evaluation of the Response Bias Scale and Improbable Failure Scale in assessing feigned cognitive impairment.

The present study evaluated the Response Bias scale (RBS), a symptom validity test embedded within the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) that assesses …

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Grossi, L. M., Green, D., Einzig, S., & Belfi, B. (2017). Evaluation of the Response Bias Scale and Improbable Failure Scale in assessing feigned cognitive impairment.. Psychol Assess, 29(5), 531-541. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000364

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Moral Reminders Do Not Reduce Symptom Over-Reporting Tendencies.

Is presenting patients with moral reminders prior to psychological testing a fruitful deterrence strategy for symptom over-reporting? We addressed this question in three ways. In study 1, we presented…

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Niesten, I. J. M., Müller, W., Merckelbach, H., Dandachi-FitzGerald, B., & Jelicic, M. (2017). Moral Reminders Do Not Reduce Symptom Over-Reporting Tendencies.. Psychol Inj Law, 10(4), 368-384. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12207-017-9303-9

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Faking Bad in Workers Compensation Psychological Assessments: Elevation Rates of Negative Distortion Scales on the Personality Assessment Inventory in an Australian Sample.

The workers compensation system provides a clear external incentive for deliberate feigning of physical or mental illness to some individuals. Although it has been asserted that all pre-liability work…

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Yoxall, J., Bahr, M., & O'Neill, T. (2017). Faking Bad in Workers Compensation Psychological Assessments: Elevation Rates of Negative Distortion Scales on the Personality Assessment Inventory in an Australian Sample.. Psychiatr Psychol Law, 24(5), 682-693. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2017.1291295

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Biased Symptom Reporting and Antisocial Behaviour in Forensic Samples: A Weak Link.

In two studies (one with 57 forensic inpatients and one with 45 prisoners) the connection between biased symptom reporting and antisocial behaviour is explored. The findings are as follows: 1) the ass…

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van, I. m. p. e. l. e. n. . A., Merckelbach, H., Niesten, I. J. M., Jelicic, M., Huhnt, B., & Campo, J. �. �. (2017). Biased Symptom Reporting and Antisocial Behaviour in Forensic Samples: A Weak Link.. Psychiatr Psychol Law, 24(4), 530-548. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2016.1256017

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Development of the Poor Validity Profile Analysis for the Medical Symptom Validity Test.

OBJECTIVES: The Medical Symptom Validity Test (MSVT) offers a profile analysis for performance validity, but individuals performing with suboptimal performance validity are frequently misidentified by…

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Dunham, K. J., & Denney, R. L. (2016). Development of the Poor Validity Profile Analysis for the Medical Symptom Validity Test.. Arch Clin Neuropsychol, 31(8), 944-953. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acw060

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Differences between Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms (SIRS) and SIRS-2 sensitivity estimates among forensic inpatients: A criterion groups comparison.

The Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms (SIRS) underwent a major revision in 2010 yielding the SIRS-2. The new test has since been criticized for several potential problems, particularly in term…

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Tarescavage, A. M., & Glassmire, D. M. (2016). Differences between Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms (SIRS) and SIRS-2 sensitivity estimates among forensic inpatients: A criterion groups comparison.. Law Hum Behav, 40(5), 488-502. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000191

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Validation of Victoria Symptom Validity Test Cutoff Scores among Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Litigants Using a Known-Groups Design.

The Victoria Symptom Validity Test (VSVT) is one of the most accurate performance validity tests. Previous research has recommended several cutoffs for performance invalidity classification on the VSV…

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Silk-Eglit, G. M., Lynch, J. K., & McCaffrey, R. J. (2016). Validation of Victoria Symptom Validity Test Cutoff Scores among Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Litigants Using a Known-Groups Design.. Arch Clin Neuropsychol, 31(3), 231-45. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acv108

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"False feigners": Examining the impact of non-content-based invalid responding on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form content-based invalid responding indicators.

Misinterpretation of non-content-based invalid (e.g., random, fixed) responding as overreporting or underreporting is likely to adversely impact test interpretation and could bias inferences about exa…

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Burchett, D., Dragon, W. R., Smith, H. o. l. b. e. r. t. . A. M., Tarescavage, A. M., Mattson, C. A., Handel, R. W., & Ben-Porath, Y. S. (2016). "False feigners": Examining the impact of non-content-based invalid responding on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form content-based invalid responding indicators.. Psychol Assess, 28(5), 458-70. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000205

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MMPI-2 Item Endorsements in Dissociative Identity Disorder vs. Simulators.

Elevated scores on some MMPI-2 (Minnesota Multiphasic Inventory-2) validity scales are common among patients with dissociative identity disorder (DID), which raises questions about the validity of the…

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Brand, B. L., Chasson, G. S., Palermo, C. A., Donato, F. M., Rhodes, K. P., & Voorhees, E. F. (2016). MMPI-2 Item Endorsements in Dissociative Identity Disorder vs. Simulators.. J Am Acad Psychiatry Law, 44(1), 63-72.

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Development of a symptom validity index to assist in identifying ADHD symptom exaggeration or feigning.

OBJECTIVE: Concerns have been identified regarding the ease with which students and young adults can feign or exaggerate symptoms of ADHD, and no formal measures exist to identify such behavior when i…

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Harrison, A. G., & Armstrong, I. T. (2016). Development of a symptom validity index to assist in identifying ADHD symptom exaggeration or feigning.. Clin Neuropsychol, 30(2), 265-83. https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2016.1154188

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A survey of neuropsychologists' use of validity tests with children and adolescents.

A web-based survey of validity test use by North American neuropsychologists was conducted, with 282 participants meeting inclusion criteria. Respondents indicated that they use a median of one stand-…

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Brooks, B. L., Ploetz, D. M., & Kirkwood, M. W. (2016). A survey of neuropsychologists' use of validity tests with children and adolescents.. Child Neuropsychol, 22(8), 1001-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2015.1075491

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