The prevalence of malingering in persons seeking compensation on the basis of neuropsychiatric symptoms

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dc.contributor.authorHugo F.J.
dc.contributor.authorThornton H.B.
dc.contributor.authorEmsley R.A.
dc.contributor.authorTheron F.H.
dc.contributor.authorde Villiers N.
dc.contributor.authorHemp F.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:57:47Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:57:47Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractObjective. To determine the prevalence of malingering in a sample of patients seeking compensation for neuropsychiatric symptoms. Design. A cross-sectional study. Setting. The study was conducted in both academic and private practice in the Western Cape. Subjects. Thirty-eight patients referred for assessment by insurance companies and lawyers. Outcome measures. A visual analogue scale and threshold criteria for malingering were applied after a standard psychiatric examination was completed. Each subject then completed the following psychometric tests: the Dot-Counting Test (DCT), the Rey 15-item Test (Rey 15-item), the 21-item verbal memory Forced Choice Test (FCT) and the Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology (SIMS). Results. On a threshold scale method 25% of subjects were identified as showing possible malingering. On the psychometric tests 32 - 71% of subjects demonstrated possible simulation. Conclusions. The prevalence of malingering in a medicolegal setting may be high.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationSouth African Journal of Psychiatry
dc.identifier.citation7
dc.identifier.citation4
dc.identifier.issn16089685
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10601
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectclinical article
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectdisease simulation
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthealth insurance
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmalingering
dc.subjectmedicolegal aspect
dc.subjectneuropsychiatry
dc.subjectpatient referral
dc.subjectprevalence
dc.subjectprivate practice
dc.subjectpsychiatric diagnosis
dc.subjectpsychologic assessment
dc.subjectpsychometry
dc.subjectrating scale
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectsymptom
dc.subjectuniversity hospital
dc.subjectvisual analog scale
dc.titleThe prevalence of malingering in persons seeking compensation on the basis of neuropsychiatric symptoms
dc.typeArticle
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