Psychological Injury and Law

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Association of the MMPI-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) Validity Scales with Structured Malingering Criteria

Dustin B. Wygant, Jaime L. Anderson, Martin Sellbom, Jesica L. Rapier, more

Psychological Injury and Law > 2011 > 4 > 1 > 13-23

The current study examined the validity scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF; Ben-Porath and Tellegen 2008) in relation to the structured malingering criteria developed to assess malingered neurocognitive dysfunction and pain-related disability. These criteria examined a sample of 251 individuals undergoing compensation-seeking evaluations, who completed...

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Erratum to: Trends in Psychological/Psychiatric Injury and Law: Continuing Education, Practice Comments, Recommendations

Gerald Young

Psychological Injury and Law > 2011 > 4 > 1 > 56-87

This literature review of the major topics in the field of psychological/psychiatric injury and law is aimed at developing practice in the area. The field is a fast-developing one, with over ten major topics that it needs to integrate. In particular, the present review focuses on current work on: law (evidence, tort); forensic psychology; assessment and testing; psychological injuries (posttraumatic...

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The Detection of Feigned Psychiatric Disorders Using the MMPI-2-RF Overreporting Validity Scales: An Analog Investigation

Brandee E. Marion, Martin Sellbom, R. Michael Bagby

Psychological Injury and Law > 2011 > 4 > 1 > 1-12

Individuals who are motivated to feign psychological problems to achieve a desired outcome (e.g., insanity defense) may overreport symptoms of psychopathology, with type of pathology being dependent on the setting. In the current investigation, we examined the utility of the overreporting validity scales (infrequent responses [F-r], infrequent psychopathology responses [F_P-r], infrequent somatic responses...

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Detection of Malingered ADHD Using the MMPI-2-RF

Jordan P. Harp, Lindsey J. Jasinski, Anne L. Shandera-Ochsner, Lisa H. Mason, more

Psychological Injury and Law > 2011 > 4 > 1 > 32-43

This study examined the utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory—2 Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) validity scales for detecting feigning and exaggeration of attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder (ADHD) among college students. Under a simulation study design, participants with and without ADHD were assigned to perform honestly or to feign or exaggerate deficits related to ADHD while...

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Neuropsychological and Psychological Aspects of Malingered Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

George J. Demakis, Jon D. Elhai

Psychological Injury and Law > 2011 > 4 > 1 > 24-31

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that is frequently encountered in litigation, and as such, there is an increased risk for poor effort on cognitive tests, symptom exaggeration, or frank malingering. These are particularly problematic for accurate diagnosis. This article is divided into four sections. First, we address why individuals malinger PTSD as well as the challenges...

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Do Motivations for Malingering Matter? Symptoms of Malingered PTSD as a Function of Motivation and Trauma Type

Kristine A. Peace, Kimberly A. Masliuk

Psychological Injury and Law > 2011 > 4 > 1 > 44-55

Psychological disorders associated with traumatic events, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), may be prone to malingering due to the subjective nature of trauma symptomology. In general, symptoms tend to be inflated when an external reward (i.e., compensation) is associated with the claim. The present study was designed to test whether malingered claims of PTSD symptoms differed as a function...

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The Roles of Scientific and Clinical Epistemologies in Forensic Mental Health Assessments

Madelyn Simring Milchman

Psychological Injury and Law > 2011 > 4 > 2 > 127-139

This article discusses the respective contributions of scientific and clinical epistemologies to formulating expert opinions in personal injury and other forensic cases involving psychological testimony. It argues that each epistemology provides specific truth criteria that, though different, are both objective. It analyzes the reasons that some experts malign clinical judgments; compares each epistemology’s...

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A Critical Analysis of the MND Criteria for Feigned Cognitive Impairment: Implications for Forensic Practice and Research

Richard Rogers, Scott D. Bender, Stephanie F. Johnson

Psychological Injury and Law > 2011 > 4 > 2 > 147-156

Forensic neuropsychology continues to grapple with critical determinations of response styles, including the assessment of malingering. The development of the Malingered Neurocognitive Dysfunction (MND) model has been highly influential for both feigning research and neuropsychological practice. In striving to be a comprehensive model of malingering, MND proposes complex criteria for ascertaining...

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Clarification or Confusion? A Review of Rogers, Bender, and Johnson’s A Critical Analysis of the MND Criteria for Feigned Cognitive Impairment: Implications for Forensic Practice and Research

Kyle B. Boone

Psychological Injury and Law > 2011 > 4 > 2 > 157-162

Rogers, Bender, and Johnson (in press) purport to identify the limitations of the Slick, Sherman, and Iverson (Clin Neuropsychol, 13:545–561, 1999) criteria for malingered neurocognitive dysfunction (MND) by claiming that the diagnostic algorithm has not been adequately tested and overestimates the presence of malingered cognitive symptoms. The criticisms leveled at various MND criteria include concerns...

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Traumatic Brain Injury Alters Word Memory Test Performance by Slowing Response Time and Increasing Cortical Activation: An fMRI Study of a Symptom Validity Test

Mark D. Allen, Trevor ChuangKuo Wu, Erin D. Bigler

Psychological Injury and Law > 2011 > 4 > 2 > 140-146

The Word Memory Test (WMT) is an established symptom validity test that relies on verbal memory performance to make inferences about “effort.” Previous studies, using a functional MRI (fMRI) adaptation of the WMT with healthy controls, have shown that successful completion of the WMT relies on a widespread network of neural systems associated with high cognitive effort. Additional studies using the...

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Ontario Psychological Association Guidelines for Assessment and Treatment in Auto Insurance Claims

Amber Smith, OPA Auto Task Force

Psychological Injury and Law > 2011 > 4 > 2 > 89-126

The Ontario Psychological Association Guidelines for Assessment and Treatment in Auto Insurance Claims was published on the Ontario Psychological Association website in July, 2010 (Smith, A., and OPA Auto Task Force, 2010, Ontario Psychological Association Guidelines for Assessment and Treatment in Auto Insurance Claims. Ontario Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario. Retrieved from http://www...

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A Commentary on the MND Model and the Boone Critique: “Saying It Doesn’t Make It So”

Richard Rogers, Scott D. Bender, Stephanie F. Johnson

Psychological Injury and Law > 2011 > 4 > 2 > 163-167

We appreciate Boone’s (2011, this issue) critique of Rogers, Bender, and Johnson’s (2011, this issue) analysis of the Malingered Neurocognitive Dysfunction (MND) criteria. She raised good points and appeared in general agreement regarding several crucial limitations of the MND model. However, Boone remained mostly silent on several issues including the compelling results from our methodological review...

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Can Money Symbolize Acknowledgment? How Victims’ Relatives Perceive Monetary Awards for Their Emotional Harm

Liesbeth Hulst, Arno J. Akkermans

Psychological Injury and Law > 2011 > 4 > 3-4 > 245-262

Legal systems differ markedly on how they treat the emotional harm suffered by close family members of crime or accident victims. This paper reports the results of two empirical studies examining how citizens whose child, partner, or parent was killed or seriously injured as a result of violent crime or tort (secondary victims) perceive a monetary award for their own non-economic harm relating to...

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Military Service Records: Searching for the Truth

Robert G. Moering

Psychological Injury and Law > 2011 > 4 > 3-4 > 217-234

In conducting Compensation and Pension (C&P) examinations, one of the most significant sources of evidence supporting a veteran’s claim for service connection are found in the veteran’s service medical records and service personnel records. Although specific numbers are unknown, a majority of mental health providers who conduct C&P examinations are not veterans and have limited knowledge and...

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A Practical Guide to Conducting VA Compensation and Pension Exams for PTSD and Other Mental Disorders

Mark D. Worthen, Robert G. Moering

Psychological Injury and Law > 2011 > 4 > 3-4 > 187-216

Despite being one of the most common forensic mental health evaluations, no article has ever appeared in a peer-reviewed journal describing how to conduct US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mental health compensation and pension examinations. This article rectifies that paucity of information. We outline the legal framework, ethical considerations, and administrative challenges inherent in these...

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Introduction to Practice Matters Special Section on VA Compensation and Pension Exams for PTSD and Other Mental Disorders

F. Barton Evans

Psychological Injury and Law > 2011 > 4 > 3-4 > 169-170

Author Note F. Barton Evans, Department of Veterans Affairs, Charles George VA Medical Center, Compensation & Pension Program, Asheville, North Carolina Notice: This article and the recommendations or opinions stated herein should in no way be construed to reflect the opinions or beliefs of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States government. The opinions expressed in this...

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Mind Reading and the Art of Drafting Medical Opinions in Veterans Benefits Claims

James D. Ridgway

Psychological Injury and Law > 2011 > 4 > 3-4 > 171-186

An erratum to this article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12207-012-9119-6 .

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The Psychological Consultative Examination for Social Security Disability

Michael D. Chafetz

Psychological Injury and Law > 2011 > 4 > 3-4 > 235-244

The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides for federal disability insurance for disabled workers and their families through the Social Security Disability Insurance program and the social safety net for low-income disabled individuals through the Supplemental Security Income program. For the Mental Disorders (12.0) listings in the SSA Blue Book, psychologists provide consultative examinations,...

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