"Strukturierter Fragebogen Simulierter Symptome"

Cima, Maaike; Hollnack, S.; Kremer, K.; Knauer, E.; Schellbach-Matties, R.; Klein, Brigitte; Merckelbach, Harald

doi:10.1007/s00115-002-1438-5

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“…Studies uniformly find that the alpha coefficients of the subscales are lower than that of the total scale, which is to be expected given that internal reliability is a function of item number. The internal consistency of the SIMS total scale is generally satisfactory (e.g., α = .80 in Cima et al, 2003; .72 in Merckelbach & Smith, 2003; .92-.94 in Rogers et al, 2014;and .96 in Vitacco et al, 2007).…”

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The Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology (SIMS): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Merckelbach

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et al. 2014

The Clinical Neuropsychologist

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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 predictive power indices in various populations, based on 31 studies, including 61 subsamples and 4009 SIMS protocols. In addition, we provide normative data of patients, claimants, defendants, nonclinical adults, and various experimental feigners, based on 41 studies, including 125 subsamples and 4810 SIMS protocols. We conclude that the SIMS (1) is able to differentiate well between instructed feigners and honest responders; (2) generates heightened scores in groups that are known to have a raised prevalence of feigning (e.g., offenders who claim crime-related amnesia); (3) may overestimate feigning in patients who suffer from schizophrenia, intellectual disability, or psychogenic non-epileptic seizures; and (4) is fairly robust against coaching. The diagnostic power of the traditional cut scores of the SIMS (i.e., > 14 and > 16) is not so much limited by their sensitivity—which is satisfactory—but rather by their substandard specificity. This, however, can be worked around by combining the SIMS with other symptom validity measures and by raising the cut score, although the latter solution sacrifices sensitivity for specificity.

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Section: Sims: Review and Meta-analysis 13mentioning

confidence: 96%

The Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology (SIMS): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Merckelbach

Jelícic

et al. 2014

The Clinical Neuropsychologist

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102

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“…A total score and scores for five symptom domains are obtained: Low Intelligence, Affective Disorders, Neurological Impairment, Psychosis, and Amnestic Disorders. The German version was developed by Cima et al (2003) and appears to be carefully validated using a total sample of more than 300 research participants. The authors also checked the cutoff for the diagnosis of negative response bias and proposed a cut score of 16.…”

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Symptom Validity Testing in Claimants with Alleged Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Comparing the Morel Emotional Numbing Test, the Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology, and the Word Memory Test

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Psychol. Inj. and Law

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In independent medical examinations, unjustified claims of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are to be expected at an increased rate. In a prospective study, consecutive cases of patients claiming PTSD who underwent independent neuropsychiatric evaluation were analyzed. For 61 adult patients, results of three symptom validity tests (Morel Emotional Numbing Test, Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology, and Word Memory Test) were available. Seventy percent of all claimants showed probable negative response bias in at least one of the three tests, 25% in all three tests. High probability of negative response bias was associated with symptom overreporting and demonstration of cognitive deficits in performance tests. The results indicate that high rates of uncooperativeness must be expected in civil forensic patients with claimed PTSD. A multi-method approach to the assessment of response distortion in PTSD claimants is indicated.

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“…Ihr praktischer Einsatz gewinnt an Verbreitung. Außerdem existiert bereits eine deutschsprachige Version [6] des Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology [26]. Dagegen blieb eine vergleichbare Entwicklung auf dem Gebiet der Persönlichkeitsfragebögen zur Konstruktion, Validierung und Verbreitung von Indikatoren für negative Antwortverzerrungen (fake bad) aus.…”

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“…Der Strukturierte Fragebogen Simulierter Symptome (SFSS) ist die deutschsprachige Version [6] des Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology (SIMS) [26]. Es handelt sich um einen Selbstbeurteilungsfragebogen mit 75 Items, die dichotom (ja/nein) zu beantworten sind.…”

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“…Im WMT unauffällig waren dabei solche Probanden, die in allen drei Leistungsmotivationsvariablen des Tests oberhalb des empirisch ermittelten Trennwerts abschnitten. In analoger Weise wurde der von Cima et al[6] mitgeteilte Cut off des SFSS zur Klassifikation verwendet.Die Abhängigkeit der mittleren Persönlichkeitsprofile davon, ob eine Klassifikation des Antwortverhaltens der Probanden in der Begutachtung als verzerrt oder authentisch erfolgte, ist in . Abb.…”

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Über die Validität von Persönlichkeitsprofilen in der nervenärztlichen Begutachtung

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Although symptom validity tests have become available to German test users during the last few years, there is very little research into measures of negative response bias in personality assessment. The present study investigates the effects of negative response bias as measured by the Word Memory Test (WMT) and the Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology (SIMS) on self-report personality scales. A retrospective analysis was performed on data from 93 patients who had undergone neuropsychiatric assessment in the context of independent medical examination. Complete data sets were available for the WMT, the SIMS, and the Freiburg Personality Inventory-Revised (FPI-R). Significant differences were found for a number of personality scales, depending on WMT and SIMS classification. The FPI-R validity scale (Openness) was linked to neither WMT nor SIMS, whereas the results in the latter two instruments showed a significant overlap of classification results (phi=0.44). A principal axis analysis yielded corresponding results. It is concluded that self-report personality measures may be considerably distorted by negative response bias. FPI-R Openness scale scores do not allow any interpretation in terms of negative response bias. More effort should be directed in German-speaking countries towards the development and validation of appropriate validity scales.

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"Strukturierter Fragebogen Simulierter Symptome"

Cited by 79 publications

References 13 publications

The Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology (SIMS): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology (SIMS): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Symptom Validity Testing in Claimants with Alleged Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Comparing the Morel Emotional Numbing Test, the Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology, and the Word Memory Test

Über die Validität von Persönlichkeitsprofilen in der nervenärztlichen Begutachtung

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