title: Ego strength denial on the MMPI-2 as a clue to simulation of personal injury in vocational neuropsychological and emotional distress evaluations.
abstract: Ego Strength (Es) scores on the MMPI-2 were compared for malingering and nonmalingering samples of personal injury claimants. These data suggest that the Es scale has utility in differentiating these two samples. A cut-off score of Es less than 31 is suggested for identifying personal injury malingerers in nonpsychotic outpatient population who are not obviously grossly disabled. Cross-validation is recommended.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Lees-Haley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008306:Malingering / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*