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Detecting malingering in traumatic brain injury and chronic pain: a comparison of three forced-choice symptom
Kevin W Greve1, Jonathan Ord, Kelly L Curtis
1Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans - Lakefront, New Orleans, LA 70148, USA. kgreve@uno.edu
Abstract:
Individual and joint malingering detection accuracy of the Portland Digit Recognition Test (PDRT), Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM), and Word Memory Test (WMT) was examined in traumatic brain injury (TBI; 43 non-malingering, 27 malingering) and chronic pain (CP; 42 non-malingering, 58 malingering) using a known-groups design. At published cutoffs, the PDRT and TOMM were very specific but failed to detect about 50% of malingerers; the WMT was sensitive but prone to false positive errors. ROC analyses demonstrated comparable accuracy across all three tests. Joint classification accuracy was superior to that of the individual tests. Clinical and research implications are discussed.
