NDLI: Malingering in Forensic Disability-Related Assessments: Prevalence 15 ± 15 %

Please wait, while we are loading the content...

Malingering in Forensic Disability-Related Assessments: Prevalence 15 ± 15 %

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Young, Gerald
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Psychological injuries concern conditions produced by negligent actions, such as in motor vehicle accidents, and that result in claims for damages, such as in tort. In the psychological injury context, malingering refers to fabrications or gross exaggerations of psychological conditions for purposes of monetary gain. As much as the diagnoses that might result in such cases (e.g., posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD), chronic pain, persistent postconcussive syndrome (PPCS) after a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are considered contentious, so is the attribution of malingering and related negative response biases. This paper reviews the literature since the publication of the book by Young (2014) on the topic of malingering in the context of psychological injury cases. In particular, it examines the recent literature on the definition of malingering, and its prevalence or base rate, in the forensic disability and related context. The paper reviews not only recent articles, but also the 2015 Institute of Medicine book on the topic of use of validity tests in social security disability examinations. It examines the seminal work of Larrabee, Millis, and Meyers (2009) on the prevalence of malingering and indicates its consistencies. The paper concludes that (a) the definition of malingering can be improved and (b) the prevalence of malingering according to the recent research, as well as in Young’s 2014 book on the topic, is less than Larrabee’s catchy phrase that is prominent in some circles in the literature of 40 ± 10 %. More likely, it gravitates around 10 to 20 % so that, instead of 40 ± 10 %, the most appropriate percentage of malingering and related negative response biases in the disability and forensic context, as well as the clinical context, might be 15 ± 15 %, in general, with the percentage possibly being more than that for cases such as mTBI involving PPCS. These findings are pertinent to practice and for court.
Starting Page	188
Ending Page	199
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	1938971X
Journal	Psychological Injury and Law
Volume Number	8
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	19389728
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2015-09-21
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Malingering Psychological injuries Law Definition Prevalence Law and Psychology Clinical Psychology Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology Law Psychiatry and Mental Health

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Psychological Injury and Law: Defining a Field

Diagnosing Malingering in Chronic Pain

Detection System for Malingered PTSD and Related Response Biases

Physical Injuries, Pain, and Psychological Trauma: Pathways to Disability

The Psychological Consultative Examination for Social Security Disability

Forensic Psychology, Psychological Injuries and the Law

Towards Balanced VA and SSA Policies in Psychological Injury Disability Assessment

Disentangling the Disability Quagmire in Psychological Injury and Law : Part 2: Evolution of Disability Models: Conceptual, Methodological and Forensic Practice Issues

DSM-5 and Malingering: a Modest Proposal

Malingering in Forensic Disability-Related Assessments: Prevalence 15 ± 15 %

Similar Documents

Psychological Injury and Law: Defining a Field

Diagnosing Malingering in Chronic Pain

Detection System for Malingered PTSD and Related Response Biases

Physical Injuries, Pain, and Psychological Trauma: Pathways to Disability

The Psychological Consultative Examination for Social Security Disability

Forensic Psychology, Psychological Injuries and the Law

Towards Balanced VA and SSA Policies in Psychological Injury Disability Assessment

Disentangling the Disability Quagmire in Psychological Injury and Law : Part 2: Evolution of Disability Models: Conceptual, Methodological and Forensic Practice Issues

DSM-5 and Malingering: a Modest Proposal

Malingering in Forensic Disability-Related Assessments: Prevalence 15 ± 15 %