title: Detection of malingering in mild traumatic brain injury with the Conners' Continuous Performance Test-II.
abstract: Classification accuracy for the detection of malingered neurocognitive dysfunction (MND) in mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) is examined for two selected measures from the Conners' Continuous Performance Test-II (CPT-II) using criterion-groups validation. Individual and joint classification accuracies are presented for Omissions and Hit Reaction Time Standard Error across a range of scores comparing mild TBI malingering (n = 27), mild TBI not-malingering (n = 31), and moderate-to-severe (M/S) TBI not-malingering (n = 24) groups. At cutoffs associated with at least 95% specificity in both mild and M/S TBI, sensitivity to MND in mild TBI was 30% for Omissions, 41% for Hit Reaction Time Standard Error, and 44% using both indicators. These results support the use of the CPT-II as a reliable indicator for the detection of malingering in TBI when used as part of a comprehensive diagnostic system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA 70148, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ord
authors.forename: Anneliese C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Boettcher
authors.forename: Kevin W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Greve
authors.forename: Kevin J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Bianchini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008306:Malingering / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult