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Título
In search of a fast screening method for detecting the malingering of cognitive impairment
Autor(es)
Materia
Simulación
Deterioro cognitivo
Reconocimiento de parejas de palabras
TOMM
WMS-III
Malingering
Cognitive impairment
Recognition of verbal paired associates
Clasificación UNESCO
6114.09 Psicología forense
Fecha de publicación
2012
Editor
Sociedad española de psicología jurídica y forense
Citación
Jiménez Gómez, F. (2012). In search of a fast screening method for detecting the malingering of cognitive impairment. The European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context, 4(2),135-158
Resumen
[ES] Malingering (TOMM) y de varios subtests de la Wechsler Memory Scale-III (WMS-III) mostró que la WMS-III era tan fiable y exacta en la discriminación entre respuestas simuladas y honestas como el TOMM. Además, los resultados también revelaron que la exactitud diagnóstica, la sensibilidad y especificidad del subtest del WMS-III Reconocimiento de Parejas de Palabras eran similares al TOOM en la discriminación entre simuladores y casos verdaderos de deterioro cognitivo. En conclusión, el subtest del WMS-III de Reconocimiento de Parejas de Palabras y el TOMM conforman un método rápido, válido y fable para la detección de la simulación de deterioro cognitivo. [EN] Forensic settings demand expedient and conclusive forensic psychological assessment. The aim of this study was to design a simple and fast, but reliable psychometric instrument for detecting the malingering of cognitive impairment. In a quasi-experimental design, 156 individuals were divided into three groups: a normal group with no cognitive impairment; a Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) group; and a group of informed malingerers with no MCI who feigned cognitive impairment. Receiver Operating Curve (ROC) analysis of the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM), and of several subtests of the Wechsler Memory Scale (WMSIII) revealed that the WMS-III was as reliable and accurate as the TOMM in discriminating malingerers from the honest. The results revealed that the diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of the WMS-III Auditory Recognition Delayed of Verbal Paired Associates subtest was similar to the TOMM in discriminating malingering from genuine memory impairment. In conclusion, the WMSIII Recognition of Verbal Paired Associates subtest and the TOMM provide a fast, valid and reliable screening method for detecting the malingering of cognitive impairment.
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ISSN
1889-1861
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