title: A partial cross-validation of a Halstead-Reitan Battery malingering formula.
abstract: Using the Halstead-Reitan Battery profiles of 796 people, a formula for the detection of malingering was partially cross-validated to assess the false positive rate. Subjects included normals, psychiatric cases, and persons with all major types of brain disorder. The formula incorrectly designated 32% of the sample as fakers (i.e., as false positives). Of the 120 head-trauma cases, 39 (32%) obtained Fake scores, whereas 81 (67%) were correctly assessed as not malingering. The correlation of the results of the formula and the severity of the profile (as measured by the Average Impairment Rating) was 67, p < .0001.
authors.affiliation: Center for Psychological Studies, Oakland, CA, USA.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: McKinzey
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000523:psychology; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008306:Malingering / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000592:standards*; D012016:Reference Values