Detection of Feigned ADHD in College Students

• Published in: Psychological assessment Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 325 - 335
• Main Authors: Sollman, Myriam J, Ranseen, John D, Berry, David T. R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Psychological Association 01.06.2010
• Subjects: Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - diagnosis; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - psychology; Attention Deficit Disorders; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Check Lists; Clinical Diagnosis; Cognition Disorders - diagnosis; Cognitive Ability; Comparative Analysis; Conners Rating Scales; Continuous Performance Test; Deception; Diagnosis, Differential; Emotional Development; Female; Humans; Identification; Kentucky; Male; Malingering - diagnosis; Malingering - psychology; Measures (Individuals); Memory; Motivation; Neuropsychological Tests; Performance Tests; Profiles; Rating Scales; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Student Motivation; Students - psychology; Students - statistics & numerical data; Surveys and Questionnaires; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Undergraduate Students; Validity; Young Adult; Kentucky

Significant motivations and incentives exist for young-adult students to seek a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). With ADHD information readily accessible on the Internet, today's students are likely to be symptom educated prior to evaluation. This may result in fals...