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[Assessment of Trauma-Related Disorders].

The assessment of trauma-related disorders is increasingly important in forensic psychiatric expert opinion. The most important diagnosis in this context is posttraumatic stress disorder. Diagnostic c…

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Dreßing, H., & Foerster, K. (2015). [Assessment of Trauma-Related Disorders].. Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr, 83(10), 579-89; quiz 590-1. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1553662

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A Factor Analytic Approach to the Validation of the Word Memory Test and Test of Memory Malingering as Measures of Effort and Not Memory.

Research has demonstrated the utility of performance validity tests (PVTs) as a method of determining adequate effort during a neuropsychological evaluation. Although some studies affirm that forced-c…

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Heyanka, D. J., Thaler, N. S., Linck, J. F., Pastorek, N. J., Miller, B., Romesser, J., & Sim, A. H. (2015). A Factor Analytic Approach to the Validation of the Word Memory Test and Test of Memory Malingering as Measures of Effort and Not Memory.. Arch Clin Neuropsychol, 30(5), 369-76. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acv025

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Assessment of validity and response bias in neuropsychiatric evaluations.

BACKGROUND: Forensic neuropsychiatric assessment requires thorough consideration of malingering and response bias. Neuropsychiatric evaluations are complicated due to the multiple domains in which sym…

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Wygant, D. B., & Granacher, R. P. (2015). Assessment of validity and response bias in neuropsychiatric evaluations.. NeuroRehabilitation, 36(4), 427-38. https://doi.org/10.3233/NRE-151231

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Distinguishing simulated from genuine dissociative identity disorder on the MMPI-2.

Due to high elevations on validity and clinical scales on personality and forensic measures, it is challenging to determine if individuals presenting with symptoms of dissociative identity disorder (D…

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Brand, B. L., & Chasson, G. S. (2015). Distinguishing simulated from genuine dissociative identity disorder on the MMPI-2.. Psychol Trauma, 7(1), 93-101. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0035181

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Can brief measures effectively screen for pain and somatic malingering? Examination of the Modified Somatic Perception Questionnaire and Pain Disability Index.

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Recent rise in fraudulent disability claims in the United States has resulted in psychologists being increasingly called upon to use psychological tests to determine whether disabi…

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Crighton, A. H., Wygant, D. B., Applegate, K. C., Umlauf, R. L., & Granacher, R. P. (2014). Can brief measures effectively screen for pain and somatic malingering? Examination of the Modified Somatic Perception Questionnaire and Pain Disability Index.. Spine J, 14(9), 2042-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2014.04.012

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False-positive rates associated with the use of multiple performance and symptom validity tests.

Performance validity test (PVT) error rates using Monte Carlo simulation reported by Berthelson and colleagues (in False positive diagnosis of malingering due to the use of multiple effort tests. Brai…

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Larrabee, G. J. (2014). False-positive rates associated with the use of multiple performance and symptom validity tests.. Arch Clin Neuropsychol, 29(4), 364-73. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acu019

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[Forensic psychiatric assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder].

The assessment of trauma-related disorders is becoming increasingly more important in forensic psychiatric expert opinions. The most important diagnosis in this context is posttraumatic stress disorde…

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Dressing, H., & Foerster, K. (2014). [Forensic psychiatric assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder].. Nervenarzt, 85(3), 279-80, 282-4, 286-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-013-3903-8

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Psychotic-like experiences, symptom expression, and cognitive performance in combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.

Apparent psychotic symptoms are often associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but these symptoms are poorly understood. In a sample of 30 male Vietnam combat veterans with severe and chr…

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Lindley, S. E., Carlson, E. B., & Hill, K. R. (2014). Psychotic-like experiences, symptom expression, and cognitive performance in combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.. J Nerv Ment Dis, 202(2), 91-6. https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000077

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Over-reporting bias and the modified Stroop effect in Operation Enduring and Iraqi Freedom veterans with and without PTSD.

The current study investigated in a sample of Operation Enduring and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans how a symptom overreporting response style might influence the association between PTSD diagnostic…

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Constans, J. I., Kimbrell, T. A., Nanney, J. T., Marx, B. P., Jegley, S., & Pyne, J. M. (2014). Over-reporting bias and the modified Stroop effect in Operation Enduring and Iraqi Freedom veterans with and without PTSD.. J Abnorm Psychol, 123(1), 81-90. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0035100

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The Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology (SIMS): a systematic review and meta-analysis.

We meta-analytically reviewed studies that used the Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology (SIMS) to detect feigned psychopathology. We present weighted mean diagnostic accuracy and predict…

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van, I. m. p. e. l. e. n. . A., Merckelbach, H., Jelicic, M., & Merten, T. (2014). The Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology (SIMS): a systematic review and meta-analysis.. Clin Neuropsychol, 28(8), 1336-65. https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2014.984763

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Cumulative false positive rates given multiple performance validity tests: commentary on Davis and Millis (2014) and Larrabee (2014).

Controversy has arisen over interpretation of performance validity tests (PVTs) when multiple PVTs are given. Some papers state that more stringent criteria are needed to judge overall performance as …

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Bilder, R. M., Sugar, C. A., & Hellemann, G. S. (2014). Cumulative false positive rates given multiple performance validity tests: commentary on Davis and Millis (2014) and Larrabee (2014).. Clin Neuropsychol, 28(8), 1212-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/13854046.2014.969774

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Effort test performance in clinical acute brain injury, community brain injury, and epilepsy populations.

Effort tests have become commonplace within medico-legal and forensic contexts and their use is rising within clinical settings. It is recognized that some patients may fail effort tests due to cognit…

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Hampson, N. E., Kemp, S., Coughlan, A. K., Moulin, C. J., & Bhakta, B. B. (2014). Effort test performance in clinical acute brain injury, community brain injury, and epilepsy populations.. Appl Neuropsychol Adult, 21(3), 183-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/09084282.2013.787425

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