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George K Henry1, Craig Enders

  • 1Los Angeles Neuropsychology Group, California 90025, USA. GHenry0249@aol.com

Applied Neuropsychology
|December 11, 2007
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The Continuous Visual Memory Test (CVMT) effectively identified individuals feigning disability or injury. Those suspected of Malingered Neurocognitive Dysfunction (MND) performed significantly worse on CVMT measures compared to others.

Area of Science:

  • Neuropsychology
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Cognitive Assessment

Background:

  • Assessing malingered neurocognitive dysfunction (MND) is crucial in legal and disability evaluations.
  • The Continuous Visual Memory Test (CVMT) is a tool used in neuropsychological assessments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate group differences on the CVMT between individuals suspected of malingering and those who are not.
  • To determine the efficacy of CVMT variables in identifying probable Malingered Neurocognitive Dysfunction (MND).

Main Methods:

  • A known-groups design with 54 personal injury litigants and disability claimants.
  • Group classification based on symptom validity testing and Slick et al. (1999) criteria for probable MND.
  • Analysis of CVMT performance (Hits, False Alarm Errors, Total Score, Delayed Recall) between the probable malingering (PM) and not malingering (NM) groups.

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Main Results:

  • The PM group performed significantly worse on all CVMT variables compared to the NM group.
  • Empirically derived cut-scores for CVMT variables demonstrated varying levels of classification accuracy and specificity.
  • Specific cut-scores for Total Score, False Alarm Errors, and Delayed Recall showed high positive predictive power for identifying MND.

Conclusions:

  • The CVMT is a potentially valuable tool for assessing effort in forensic neuropsychological evaluations.
  • CVMT performance differences can aid in distinguishing between genuine and feigned cognitive impairment in litigants and claimants.
  • The study provides specific CVMT cut-scores to assist in the identification of Malingered Neurocognitive Dysfunction (MND).