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Critiquing symptom validity tests for posttraumatic stress disorder: a modification of Hartman's criteria.
J Anxiety Disord. 2008 Dec; 22(8):1542-50.JA

Abstract

The differential diagnosis of malingering in psychological evaluations for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is complex and relies upon the integration of clinical knowledge and appropriate psychometric instruments. Over the years, there has been an increase in the use of validity measures, including Symptom Validity Tests (SVTs). In 2005, the National Academy of Neuropsychology published Symptom validity assessment: Practice issues and medical necessity, an official policy statement recognizing the importance of effort on test performance and recommending the utilization of specific SVTs to assess for response bias in neurocognitive and personality evaluations. As new SVTs become available, clinicians need a clear understanding of how to critique these tests and determine the strengths and limitations. This article demonstrates the fundamental principles of critiquing an SVT by applying a modified set of Hartman's [Hartman, D. E. (2002). The unexamined lie is a lie worth fibbing: Neuropsychological malingering and the Word Memory Test. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 17, 709-714] criteria, originally developed for neuropsychological SVTs, to the Morel Emotional Numbing Test for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (MENT).

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Morel KR
Neuropsychology Laboratory/Psychology Service, Department of Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Health Care System, Psychology Service 116B, 1310 24th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212-2637, United States. k_morel@yahoo.com
Marshman KC
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MeSH

Diagnosis, DifferentialFacial ExpressionForensic PsychiatryHumansLife Change EventsMMPIMalingeringNeuropsychological TestsPersonality InventoryPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsROC CurveReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySocial PerceptionStress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

18423958

Citation

Morel, Kenneth R., and Kimberly C. Marshman. "Critiquing Symptom Validity Tests for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: a Modification of Hartman's Criteria." Journal of Anxiety Disorders, vol. 22, no. 8, 2008, pp. 1542-50.
Morel KR, Marshman KC. Critiquing symptom validity tests for posttraumatic stress disorder: a modification of Hartman's criteria. J Anxiety Disord. 2008;22(8):1542-50.
Morel, K. R., & Marshman, K. C. (2008). Critiquing symptom validity tests for posttraumatic stress disorder: a modification of Hartman's criteria. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 22(8), 1542-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.03.008
Morel KR, Marshman KC. Critiquing Symptom Validity Tests for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: a Modification of Hartman's Criteria. J Anxiety Disord. 2008;22(8):1542-50. PubMed PMID: 18423958.
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