Impact of Somatoform Symptomatology on Credibility of Cognitive Performance

Although the detection of conscious fabrication (i.e., malingering) of cognitive symptoms has been the recipient of burgeoning interest within the last 10 years in the empirical and clinical neuropsychological literature, whether conversion/somatization results in similarly noncredible cognitive pro...

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Published inClinical neuropsychologist Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 414 - 419
Main Authors Brauer Boone, Kyle, Lu, Po H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Taylor & Francis Group 01.11.1999
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Cognition Disorders - diagnosis
Cognition Disorders - psychology
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Diagnosis, Differential
Disability Evaluation
Female
Humans
Male
Malingering - diagnosis
Malingering - psychology
Middle Aged
MMPI
Neuropsychological Tests
Somatoform Disorders - diagnosis
Somatoform Disorders - psychology
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Summary:Although the detection of conscious fabrication (i.e., malingering) of cognitive symptoms has been the recipient of burgeoning interest within the last 10 years in the empirical and clinical neuropsychological literature, whether conversion/somatization results in similarly noncredible cognitive profiles has not been formally investigated. Two thirds (13 of 19) of subjects with cognitive complaints and 1-3/3-1 code types on the MMPI/MMPI-2 showed evidence of noncredible cognitive performance (i.e., failure on malingering tests and/or a "malingering'" pattern on standard neuropsychological tests). These results suggest that symptom fabrication associated with somatization/conversion personality orientations can extend to noncredible cognitive complaints and not just the oft-described physical manifestations.
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ISSN:1385-4046
1744-4144
DOI:10.1076/1385-4046(199911)13:04;1-Y;FT414