scholarly journals Symptom validity assessment in European countries: Development and state of the art

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Merten ◽  
Brechje Dandachi-FitzGerald ◽  
Vicky Hall ◽  
Ben A. Schmand ◽  
Pablo Santamaría Fernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Symptom Validity ◽  
Validity Assessment ◽  
Symptom Validity Assessment

scholarly journals Symptom validity assessment in European countries: Development and state of the art

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Merten ◽  
Brechje Dandachi-FitzGerald ◽  
Vicki Hall ◽  
Ben A. Schmandd ◽  
Pablo Santamaríae ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Symptom Validity ◽  
Validity Assessment ◽  
Symptom Validity Assessment

False Symptom Claims and Symptom Validity Assessment

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Merten
Keyword(s):  
Neuropsychological Testing ◽  
Memory Loss ◽  
Attention Problems ◽  
Symptom Validity ◽  
Choice Response ◽  
Memory And Attention ◽  
Validity Assessment ◽  
Response Formats ◽  
Symptom Validation ◽  
Symptom Validity Assessment

False symptom claims and distorted symptom presentations are not at all rare in civil and criminal forensic cases where secondary gain is immanent. They reach from reported nonspecific memory and attention problems to intellectual disability, full-blown autobiographical memory loss, or crime-related amnesia. Symptom validity assessment has, to a large extent, been developed by clinical neuropsychologists to distinguish between authentic and nonauthentic symptom presentations. Malingering is only one of several manifestations of uncooperativeness. Today, most forensic neuropsychology experts would agree that neuropsychological testing is incomplete if not adequately checked for possible negative distortions. This chapter reviews modern methods of symptom validation, with emphasis on forced-choice response formats.

2. Europäisches Symposium zur Diagnostik der Beschwerdenvalidität

2011 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 303-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea M. Plohmann
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Guidelines ◽  
Symptom Validity ◽  
European Symposium ◽  
Validity Assessment ◽  
International Experts ◽  
Symptom Validity Assessment

This is a brief report on the Second European Symposium on Symptom Validity Assessment in London, May 20 – 21, 2011. The symposium organizers had brought together leading international experts to share their knowledge and experience. The meeting provided delegates with up-to-date information and clinical guidelines on SVA.

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