ERIC Number: EJ862654
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1073-1911
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The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III and Malingering in Traumatic Brain Injury: Classification Accuracy in Known Groups
Curtis, Kelly L.; Greve, Kevin W.; Bianchini, Kevin J.
Assessment, v16 n4 p401-414 2009
A known-groups design was used to determine the classification accuracy of Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-III (WAIS-III) variables in detecting malingered neurocognitive dysfunction (MND) in traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI patients were classified into the following groups: (a) mild TBI not-MND (n = 26), (b) mild TBI MND (n = 31), and (c) moderate/severe (M/S) TBI not-MND (n = 26). A sample of 80 general clinical patients was used for comparison. Verbal IQ, Verbal Comprehension Index, and Working Memory Index detected approximately 25% of malingerers with a false positive (FP) error rate of approximately 5% in the mild TBI group. Comparable FP rates were obtained in M/S TBI. FP rates for Performance IQ, Perceptual Organization Index, and Processing Speed Index were acceptable in mild TBI but too high in M/S TBI. Previously studied specialized indicators (Vocabulary minus Digit Span and the Mittenberg formula) failed to differentiate malingerers from nonmalingerers. The clinical application of these findings is discussed. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Intelligence, Head Injuries, Intelligence Quotient, Patients, Measures (Individuals), Short Term Memory, Classification, Brain, Neurological Impairments, Cognitive Ability, Severity (of Disability), Comparative Analysis, Verbal Ability, Comprehension, Cognitive Processes
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
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