Neuropsychological evidence of a factitious memory complaint.
The authors describe a patient who complained of a severe memory loss. Information gathered from the history, interview, and testing suggested malingering. The patient was then assessed by a strategy called Symptom Validity Testing. Her score was statistically worse than chance, which provided compelling evidence that she was faking bad.
D000647:Amnesia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005162:Factitious Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008306:Malingering / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests