ALLMedicine™ Malingering Center

Dec 16th, 2020 - INTRODUCTION Genitourinary foreign body (FB) insertion is a rare occurrence. Commonly reported reasons for insertion include autoeroticism and intoxication, however psychiatric illness is thought to contribute in most cases. In the incarcerated po...

Dec 11th, 2020 - We describe a patient who presented with gender identity dysphoria and stroke-like symptoms who we diagnosed with Munchausen's syndrome (factitious disorder). We discuss whether a brain lesion in the left frontal cortex is a possible risk factor, ...

Dec 10th, 2020 - The purpose of this paper is to determine whether negative validity test findings should be used in the Bayesian aggregate along with positive test findings for the determination of malingering as the condition of interest (COI). Method: Evidence-...

Oct 21st, 2020 - Strategies of malingering detection have brought about a wealth of neuropsychological studies in the last decades. However, the investigation of physiological measures to reliably differentiate between authentic and manipulated symptom presentatio...

Oct 14th, 2020 - To assess the validity of embedded measures of performance validity, the effort index (EI) and effort scale (ES) of the repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status (RBANS), in Veterans with seizures; to compare the frequency...

Comparisons of two assessment measures for ADHD: the ADHD Behavior Checklist and the Integrated Visual and Auditory Continuous Performance Test (IVA CPT) were examined using undergraduates (n=44) randomly assigned to a control or a simulated malin...

Dec 16th, 2020 - INTRODUCTION Genitourinary foreign body (FB) insertion is a rare occurrence. Commonly reported reasons for insertion include autoeroticism and intoxication, however psychiatric illness is thought to contribute in most cases. In the incarcerated po...

Dec 11th, 2020 - We describe a patient who presented with gender identity dysphoria and stroke-like symptoms who we diagnosed with Munchausen's syndrome (factitious disorder). We discuss whether a brain lesion in the left frontal cortex is a possible risk factor, ...

Dec 10th, 2020 - The purpose of this paper is to determine whether negative validity test findings should be used in the Bayesian aggregate along with positive test findings for the determination of malingering as the condition of interest (COI). Method: Evidence-...

Oct 21st, 2020 - Strategies of malingering detection have brought about a wealth of neuropsychological studies in the last decades. However, the investigation of physiological measures to reliably differentiate between authentic and manipulated symptom presentatio...

Oct 14th, 2020 - To assess the validity of embedded measures of performance validity, the effort index (EI) and effort scale (ES) of the repeatable battery for the assessment of neuropsychological status (RBANS), in Veterans with seizures; to compare the frequency...

Sep 1st, 2019 - Bottom Line A patient with factitious disorder stimulates, induces, or aggravates illnesses to gain the status of being a patient. Treatment options include psychiatric care, psychoeducation, or psychotherapy.

Oct 9th, 2018 - Which of the following was most likely responsible for the patient's cognitive decline and gradual improvement? Your Peers Chose: Surreptitious opioid use in hospital 0% Malingering 0% Hypoxic ischemic cerebral injury 0% Personality disorder 0% Ca...

Apr 26th, 2018 - The commonly accepted cutoff scores for reliable digit span (RDS), a way to measure attention and working memory and assess suboptimal effort, are not appropriate for adults with epilepsy, according to a study of 63 patients with epilepsy or suspe.

Jun 1st, 2017 - The truth about an untruthful condition Although the exact prevalence of malingering varies by circumstance, Rissmiller et al12,13 demonstrated—and later replicated—a prevalence of approximately 10% among patients hospitalized for suicidal ideatio.

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