American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) practice guidelines
Improbable symptom detection strategies
Multiple SVT combination approach
Key clinical studies and reviews
Rogers R: Clinical Assessment of Malingering and Deception
Foundational text on symptom validity testing and detection frameworks
SIRS-2 and M-FAST validation data
Mittenberg W et al: Base rates of malingering and symptom exaggeration
Prevalence estimates across medicolegal settings
Personal injury 29%, workers compensation 30%, criminal 19%
Tyson SC et al: Malingering in the ED
ED-based prevalence data
Antisocial personality disorder OR 8.03 and substance use OR 2.05
Neuropsychological assessment tools
Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM): Tombaugh TN 1996
Forced-choice recognition paradigm
Sensitivity and specificity data in mixed clinical samples
MMPI-2 validity scales: Butcher JN et al
F, Fb, Fp, FBS, RBS scale interpretation
Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms (SIRS-2): Rogers R et al
Gold standard for feigned psychiatric symptom detection
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