title: To say it's not so doesn't prove that it isn't: research on the detection of malingering. Reply to Bigler.
abstract: Research that directly examines clinicians' capacity to detect malingering creates doubt about their success in this endeavor and about confident self-appraisals of detective abilities. We argue that Bigler's counterassertions lack supportive evidence or conflict with research on such topics as clinicians' level of training and experience and their judgmental accuracy. We further note that lack of both base rate information and definitive outcome information compound doubts about clinicians' capacity to detect malingering.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, University of Rhode Island, Kingston 02881.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Faust
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Guilmette
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008306:Malingering / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D012017:Referral and Consultation