Detecting malingering in head injury litigation with the Word Memory Test.
The Word Memory Test (WMT) is a relatively new computer-based test that is designed to measure both verbal memory and biased responding (i.e. malingering). The purpose of this study was to examine the performance of a large sample of patients involved in head injury litigation on the WMT measures of biased responding. The patients were divided into two groups, those with relatively mild head injuries (n = 234) and those with moderate or severe brain injuries (n = 64). The patients with less severe injuries performed significantly poorer on the WMT measures of biased responding.
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Neurobehavioural Associates, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. paulgreen@home.com
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D000328:Adult; D000647:Amnesia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D020208:Brain Injury, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008306:Malingering / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D014706:Verbal Learning