Symptom validity assessment: Practice issues and medical necessity: NAN Policy & Planning Committee
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Symptom exaggeration or fabrication occurs in a sizeable minority of neuropsychological examinees, with greater prevalence in forensic contexts. Adequate assessment of response validity is essential in order to maximize confidence in the results of neurocognitive and personality measures and in the diagnoses and recommendations that are based on the results. Symptom validity assessment may include specific tests, indices, and observations. The manner in which symptom validity is assessed may vary depending on context but must include a thorough examination of cultural factors. Assessment of response validity, as a component of a medically necessary evaluation, is medically necessary. When determined by the neuropsychologist to be necessary for the assessment of response validity, administration of specific symptom validity tests are also medically necessary. © 2005 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of National Academy of Neuropsychology.
Publication Date
6-1-2005
Publication Title
Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
ISSN
08876177
Volume
20
Issue
4
First Page
419
Last Page
426
PubMed ID
15896556
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1016/j.acn.2005.02.002
Recommended Citation
Bush, Shane S.; Ruff, Ronald M.; Tröster, Alexander I.; Barth, Jeffrey T.; Koffler, Sandra P.; Pliskin, Neil H.; Reynolds, Cecil R.; and Silver, Cheryl H., "Symptom validity assessment: Practice issues and medical necessity: NAN Policy & Planning Committee" (2005). Clinical Neuropsychology. 155.
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