An overview of malingering and deception in neuropsychiatric cases

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ID21558351
AuthorsRichard Rogers (0000-0002-9897-6559, Department of Psychology University of North Texas Denton Texas USA, corresponding author), Scott D Bender (0000-0002-3716-2228, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences University of Virginia School of Medicine Charlottesville Virginia USA), Sara E Hartigan (0000-0002-2043-3589, Forensic Psychologist at the Office of Forensic Mental Health Services (OFMHS) in Tacoma Olympia Washington USA)
Year2024
Volume42
Issue1
Pages28-38
Publication date2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBehavioral Sciences & the Law (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0735-3936 • E-ISSN: 1099-0798
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/bsl.2636
PMID38047870
OpenAlexW4389305623
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited51

Forensic practitioners must shoulder special responsibilities when evaluating over‐stated pathology (e.g., malingering) as well as simulated adjustment. Such determinations may modify or even override other clinical findings. As a result, practitioners must be alert to their own misassumptions that may unintentionally bias their conclusions about response styles. Detection strategies for malingering—based on unlikely or markedly amplified presentations—are highlighted in this article. Given page constraints, assessment methods for feigning are succinctly presented with their applications to administrative, civil, and criminal referrals

Computer security · Deception · Forensic psychiatry · Lie detection · Malingering · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Deception detection and forensic psychology · Medicine · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology · Traumatic Brain Injury Research

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