title: Psychological testing and the assessment of malingering.
abstract: This article discusses the prevalence of feigning in both criminal and civil settings and various psychological assessments useful in detecting feigning. The focus of this information is on the various psychological assessments available to assist clinicians in making a determination of whether or not an individual is feigning and concludes with the recommendations that multiple assessments are necessary to improve the sensitivity of detection methods.
authors.affiliation: Division of Psychiatry and the Law, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis Medical Center, 2230 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. bemcdermott@ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Barbara E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: McDermott
mesh_terms: D005555:Forensic Psychiatry / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008306:Malingering / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D011581:Psychological Tests