title: Detection of feigned attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
abstract: In recent years, there is an increasing awareness that individuals may purposely feign or exaggerate symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to gain external incentives, including access to stimulant drugs or special academic accommodations. There are vast consequences of undetected feigned ADHD such as substantial costs covered by society for unnecessary assessments and treatments, unjustified occupation of limited medical resources and undermining society's trust in the existence of the disorder or the effectiveness of treatment. In times of economic crisis and cost savings in the medical sector, the detection of feigned ADHD is of importance. This review briefly describes the research on this topic with an emphasis on the approaches available for detection of feigned ADHD (i.e., self-report questionnaires, personality inventories, cognitive tests used in routine neuropsychological assessment and tests specifically designed for detecting feigned cognitive dysfunction). Promising approaches and measures are available for identifying feigned ADHD but there is an immediate need for further research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, 9712 TS, Groningen, The Netherlands, L.I.Tucha@rug.nl.
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tucha
authors.forename: Anselm B M
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Fuermaier
authors.forename: Janneke
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Koerts
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Groen
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thome
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology*; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008306:Malingering / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires