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Symptom validity assessment: Practice issues and medical necessity NAN Policy & Planning Committee

Symptom validity assessment: Practice issues and medical necessity NAN Policy & Planning Committee AbstractSymptom 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. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology Oxford University Press

Symptom validity assessment: Practice issues and medical necessity NAN Policy & Planning Committee

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Oxford University Press
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© Published by Oxford University Press.
ISSN
0887-6177
eISSN
1873-5843
DOI
10.1016/j.acn.2005.02.002
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15896556
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Abstract

AbstractSymptom 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.

Journal

Archives of Clinical NeuropsychologyOxford University Press

Published: Jun 1, 2005

Keywords: Malingering Symptom validity testing Medical necessity Neuropsychological assessment

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