They are not destined to fail: a systematic examination of scores on embedded performance validity indicators in patients with intellectual disability

• Published in: Australian journal of forensic sciences Vol. 54; no. 5; pp. 664 - 680
• Main Authors: Messa, Isabelle, Holcomb, Matthew, Lichtenstein, Jonathan D, Tyson, Brad T, Roth, Robert M, Erdodi, Laszlo A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Clovelly Taylor & Francis 03.09.2022; Copyright Agency Limited (Distributor)
• Subjects: Adults; embedded validity indicators; false positive rate; forensic assessment; Forensic science; Forensic sciences; Indicators; Instrumentation; Intellectual disabilities; Intellectual disability; Neuropsychological tests; Neuropsychology; Patients; People with mental disabilities; performance validity; UNITED STATES

This study was designed to determine the clinical utility of embedded performance validity indicators (EVIs) in adults with intellectual disability (ID) during neuropsychological assessment. Based on previous research, unacceptably high (>16%) base rates of failure (BR Fail ) were predicted on EV...