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Patrick Armistead-Jehle¹, Roger O Gervais, Paul Green

¹Department of Behavioral Health, Munson Army Health Center, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027, USA. patrick.jehle@amedd.army.mil

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Symptom validity tests (SVTs) correlate with memory complaints (MCI) in military personnel. Some memory complaint measures showed weaker links to SVTs in this clinical group compared to disability-seeking samples.

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Area of Science:

Neuropsychology
Clinical Psychology
Military Psychology

Background:

Previous research linked lower symptom validity test (SVT) scores to increased memory complaints (MCI) in disability-seeking individuals.
The relationship between SVT performance and subjective memory issues requires further examination in diverse clinical populations.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the association between SVT performance and MCI scores in a clinical sample of military service members and their families.
To compare these findings with previous research conducted on disability-seeking samples.

Main Methods:

Archival study utilizing data from 191 active and retired military service members and their adult family members.
Analysis of scores from symptom validity tests (SVTs) and the Memory Complaints Inventory (MCI).
Examination of correlations between SVT scores, MCI subscales, and embedded effort measures.

Main Results:

A general correlation between SVT performance and MCI scores was observed in the military clinical sample.
Specific MCI subscales (Amnesia for Complex Behavior, Amnesia for Antisocial Behavior) showed weaker correlations with SVT scores compared to disability-seeking groups.
The link between embedded effort measures and MCI scores was less robust than that between stand-alone SVTs and MCI.

Conclusions:

The relationship between symptom validity and memory complaints is generally supported in a military clinical context.
Differences in the strength of correlations for specific MCI subscales suggest potential variations across different samples.
Findings highlight the importance of considering sample characteristics when interpreting the relationship between effort measures and subjective memory complaints.