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18 - Malingering

from Section 3 - Special issues

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2011

Alec Buchanan
Affiliation:
Yale University, Connecticut
Michael A. Norko
Affiliation:
Yale University, Connecticut
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Summary

This chapter provides an overview of malingering, discusses methods for evaluating malingering, and suggests how to incorporate the results of this malingering assessment into a forensic report. The assessment of malingering generally involves a clinical interview, a review of relevant collateral information, and psychological testing when indicated. The chapter reviews the key factors to evaluate malingering in psychotic disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and depression. In the forensic report, the forensic expert should carefully delineate all sources of information reviewed as part of the evaluation process, particularly in reference to malingering. The chapter presents two forensic vignettes. The first vignette provides an example of how inconsistencies can be summarized in a written format when malingering should be obvious. The second vignette illustrates the difficulty an evaluator may have when the examinee's presentation of potentially malingered symptoms is more subtle and complex.
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The Psychiatric Report
Principles and Practice of Forensic Writing
, pp. 240 - 253
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2011

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