Practical guidelines in the use of symptom validity and other psychological tests to measure malingering and symptom exaggeration in traumatic brain injury cases

Etcoff, Lewis M.; Kampfer, Karen M.

doi:10.1007/bf01874896

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“…Often, such performance is so poor that it is below the level of probability, even for impaired populations. 76 Hiscock and Hiscock 77 refined this technique, and their work served as a foundation for many of the SVT procedures that are currently in use today. Because comprehensive reviews of SVT are available in the literature, 76,78 the following measures have been selected to demonstrate the usefulness and application of SVT.…”

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Applications of Computer-based Neuropsychological Assessment

Schatz

Browndyke

2002

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

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Objectives: To present current applications of computer-based neuropsychological assessment, including the assessment of sports-related concussion, symptom validity testing, and the remote administration of tests through the Internet. Problem areas: If computer-based assessment benefits are to become popularized, a few issues will need to be addressed: the development of psychometric data based on comparisons with long-standing empirically sound test measures; additional validation of measures by parties not involved in their commercial development; increased focus on ecological validity; exploration of the usefulness of remote data storage and automated posting to databases; and improved documentation of specific computer hardware and software used in experimental methods. Conclusions: Beyond ease of administration and data collection, computer-based assessment offers benefits over paper-and-pencil measures in the form of millisecond timing accuracy, reliable and randomized presentation of stimuli over multiple trials and repeat administrations, and unobtrusive measurement of cognitive skills and response times during all aspects of the assessment process.

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Applications of Computer-based Neuropsychological Assessment

Schatz

Browndyke

2002

Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation

133

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“…At the present time, forced-choice procedures have the strongest empirical support of any technique for detection of exaggerated neuropsychological impairment (Etcoff & Kampfer, 1996). Forced-choice procedures, when stringent decision rules are employed, offer the advantage of high specificity (Binder & Kelly, 1996;Frederick, Sarfaty, Johnston, & Powel, 1994;Greiffenstein et al, 1994).…”

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Motivation and Neuropsychological Test Performance Following Mild Head Injury

Binder¹,

Kelly²,

Villanueva³

et al. 2003

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

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Effect of motivation on neuropsychological test performance in mild head injury was assessed. Motivation was measured using the Portland Digit RecognitionTest. Three groups were compared: (a) mildhead injury, financial incentives, good motivation; (b) mild head injury, financial incentives, poor motivation; (c) moderate/severe head injury, good motivation. The neuropsychological battery included measures of sensory function, motor function, attention, intelligence, abstract reasoning, and memory. Mild head injury well motivated patients performed significantly better than the other two groups on some tests. Mild head injury poorly motivated individuals and moderate-severe head injury patients were indistinguishable on many tests. Consistent with previous reports, tactile sensory (finger recognition and Fingertip Number Writing Perception) and recognition memory (Rey Auditory Verbal Learning) tasks were identified as clinically useful measures of poor motivation. On these measures mild head injury well motivated examinees performed no better than moderate-severe patients, with both groups superior to mild head injury poorly motivated examinees. 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.

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“…The last decade has witnessed rapid advancement in the detection of malingering, and now more than ever neuropsychologists have at their disposal a number of well-validated tests for assessing sub-optimal performance on neuropsychological tests (see Etcoff & Kampfer, 1996;Heubrock & Petermann, 1998;Vickery, Berry, Inman, Harris, & Orey, 2001 for reviews). However, these measures rely on the malingerer's ignorance of their true purpose, and concern has been voiced that infringement of test security via academia or sympathetic attorneys may render current tests ineffective (Rogers, 1997b;Wetter & Corrigan, 1995;Youngjohn, 1995).…”

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A Comparison of Three Tests to Detect Feigned Amnesia: The Effects of Feedback and the Measurement of Response Latency

Bolan

Foster²,

Schmand³

et al. 2002

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

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Three experiments provided validation data for an English language version of the Amsterdam Short Term Memory Test (ASTM test) developed to detect feigned memory impairment. Using a simulation design, the ASTM test compared favourably with the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) and appeared better than a newly-devised Digit Recognition Test (DRT). Feedback on the correctness of responses had no significant effect on performance but notable trends were apparent. Simulators were significantly slower than controls on computerised versions of the ASTM test and the TOMM. Convergent findings indicate that the English language version of the ASTM test may be useful in detecting malingering.

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Practical guidelines in the use of symptom validity and other psychological tests to measure malingering and symptom exaggeration in traumatic brain injury cases

Cited by 32 publications

References 72 publications

Applications of Computer-based Neuropsychological Assessment

Applications of Computer-based Neuropsychological Assessment

Motivation and Neuropsychological Test Performance Following Mild Head Injury

A Comparison of Three Tests to Detect Feigned Amnesia: The Effects of Feedback and the Measurement of Response Latency

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