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| Contributors | |
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| Foreword Manfred | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction: Historical Perspectives on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Symptom Validity Assessment, and Malingering | |
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| Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (Concussion) | |
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| Malingering | |
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| Recent Trends in MTBI and Malingering | |
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| Summary and Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Appendix 1.1 | |
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| Appendix 1.2 | |
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| The Role of Clinical Judgment in Symptom Validity Assessment | |
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| Clinical Judgment Strategies for Detecting Malingering | |
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| Efficacy of Clinical Judgment in Detecting Invalid Test Results | |
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| Impediments to Clinical Judgment in Assessing Malingering | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Ethical Considerations in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Cases and Symptom Validity Assessment | |
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| Ethical Ideals and Decision Making | |
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| Ethical Issues | |
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| Examiner Deception | |
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| Patient Populations, Evaluation Context, and Examiner Bias | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Differential Diagnosis of Malingering | |
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| Sherman Definitions of Malingering | |
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| Underlying Concepts and Constructs | |
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| Diagnostic Criteria for Malingering | |
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| Differential Diagnosis | |
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| Malingering Versus Bona Fide Impairment | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Noncredible Explanations of Noncredible Performance on Symptom Validity Tests | |
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| What Do Neuropsychological and Effort Tests Measure? | |
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| Alternative Attempts to Explain Effort Test Failure | |
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| Poor Effort in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Other Diagnoses | |
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| Malingering in Clinical and Forensic Contexts | |
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| The "Unconscious" Explanation for Effort Test Failure | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Providing Feedback on Symptom Validity, Mental Health, and Treatment in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury | |
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| Initial Contact With the Patient | |
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| Ancillary Issues | |
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| Other Potentially Challenging Feedback Topics | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Appendix A | |
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| Research and Symptom Validity Assessment in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Cases | |
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| Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (Concussion): General Overview | |
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| Symptom Validity Assessment Research in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Cases | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Freestanding Cognitive Symptom Validity Tests: Use and Selection in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury | |
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| Brief History of Freestanding Cognitive Symptom Validity Tests | |
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| Selection and Use of Symptom Validity Tests | |
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| Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Litigation/Compensation, and Freestanding Cognitive Symptom Validity Tests | |
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| Types of Freestanding Cognitive Symptom Validity Tests | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Use of Embedded Cognitive Symptom Validity Measures in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Cases | |
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| Forms of Embedded Indices | |
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| Individual Embedded Effort Indicators | |
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| Combining Embedded Effort Indices | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Psychological Assessment of Symptom Magnification in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Cases | |
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| Psychological Inventories to Assess Symptom Exaggeration in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Cases | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Strategies for Non-Neuropsychology Clinicians to Detect Noncredible Presentations After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury | |
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| Specific Symptom Validity Methods for the Non-Neuropsycholo-gist | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Assessing Noncredible Attention, Processing Speed, Language, and Visuospatial/Perceptual Function in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Cases | |
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| Processing Speed | |
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| Language | |
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| Visuospatial/Perceptual | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Assessing Noncredible Sensory, Motor, and Executive Function, and Test Battery Perfomance in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Cases | |
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| Motor/Sensory | |
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| Executive Functions | |
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| Neuropsychological Test Batteries and Discriminant Functions | |
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| Clinical and Research Implications | |
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| References | |
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| Functional Neuroanatomical Bases of Deceptive Behavior and Malingering | |
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| Functional Imaging Studies of Deception and Malingering | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| References | |
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| Appendix 14.1 | |
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| Cognitive Performance Validity Assessment in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Physical Pain, and Posttraumatic Stress | |
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| Cognitive Performance Validity Testing: A General Overview | |
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| Cognitive Performance Validity Testing in Selected Populations | |
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| Summary and Discussion | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Symptom Validity Assessment of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Cases in Disability and Civil Litigation Contexts | |
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| Ethics and Role Boundaries | |
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| Types of Disability Cases | |
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| Private Disability and Civil Litigation Cases | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Symptom Validity Assessment and Sports Concussion | |
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| Symptom Assessment | |
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| Postural Stability Assessment | |
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| Cognitive Assessment | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Symptom Validity Assessment of Military and Veteran Populations Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury | |
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| Prevalence of Traumatic Brain Injury in Military and Veteran Populations | |
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| Traumatic Brain Injury-Related Benefits and Incentive for Dissimulation | |
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| Prevalence of Dissimulation in Military and Veteran Populations | |
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| Standard of Practice | |
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| Accuracy in Diagnosis and Documentation | |
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| Providing Education and Feedback Regarding Invalid Results | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Symptom Validity Assessment With Special Populations | |
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| Assessment of Effort in Pediatric Populations | |
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| Symptom Validity Assessment of Older Adults With Cognitive Decline | |
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| Symptom Validity Test Performance by Patients With Other Neurological Impairment | |
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| Assessment of Effort in Patients With Psychiatric Conditions | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |