Evaluation of a WMS-R Malingering Index in a Non-Litigating Clinical Sample

The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of a Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised "malingering index" in a large sample of non-litigating individuals from an inpatient substance abuse program. Past research has demonstrated that experimental-malingerers often obtain substantially...

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Published inJournal of clinical and experimental neuropsychology Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 191 - 197
Main Authors Iverson, Grant L., Slick, Daniel J., Franzen, Michael D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Taylor & Francis Group 01.04.2000
Subjects
Adult
Alcoholism - psychology
Attention - physiology
Female
Humans
Male
Malingering - diagnosis
Malingering - psychology
Memory - physiology
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Wechsler Scales
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence of a Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised "malingering index" in a large sample of non-litigating individuals from an inpatient substance abuse program. Past research has demonstrated that experimental-malingerers often obtain substantially lower scores on the Attention/Concentration Index than on the General Memory Index. In the present study, only a small percentage of patients showed large General Memory - Attention/Concentration difference scores. These results provide further support for the validity of this difference score as a marker for non-optimal effort.
ISSN:1380-3395
1744-411X
DOI:10.1076/1380-3395(200004)22:2;1-1;FT191