title: Hit rates of adequate performance based on the test of memory malingering (TOMM) Trial 1.
abstract: The Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) is a method of identifying patients who may be exerting poor effort during neuropsychological testing. This study seeks to examine whether TOMM Trial 1 scores are useful in identifying patients whose overall TOMM performance does not indicate obvious poor effort. Hit rates of adequate performance on Trial 2 and the Retention Trial were calculated based on a fixed criterion of 45 or greater on Trial 1. Archival data were collected from a sample of 77 mild traumatic brain injured litigants and compared to each clinical sample described in the TOMM test manual (Tombaugh, 1996). Results show a hit rate of 100% for each group. Findings reveal that adequate Trial 1 scores predict adequate Trial 2 and Retention Trial scores, suggesting that patients scoring 45 or greater on Trial 1 are not likely to be suspected of poor effort based on overall TOMM performance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, USA.
authors.forename: Brandon E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Gavett
authors.forename: Sid E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: O'Bryant
authors.forename: Jerid M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: McCaffrey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008306:Malingering / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology