"Malingering" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Simulation of symptoms of illness or injury with intent to deceive in order to obtain a goal, e.g., a claim of physical illness to avoid jury duty.
| Descriptor ID |
D008306
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.126.925
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Malingering" by people in Profiles.
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Classification accuracy of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2)-Restructured form validity scales in detecting malingered pain-related disability. Psychol Assess. 2018 07; 30(7):857-869.
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Relative Utility of Performance and Symptom Validity Tests. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2016 Feb; 31(1):18-22.
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A Factor Analytic Approach to the Validation of the Word Memory Test and Test of Memory Malingering as Measures of Effort and Not Memory. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2015 Aug; 30(5):369-76.
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Brief report: the temporal stability of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status Effort Index in geriatric samples. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2012 Jan; 27(1):114-8.
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Partial cross-validation of the Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised (WMS-R) General Memory-Attention/Concentration Malingering Index in a nonlitigating sample. Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2003 Jan; 18(1):71-9.
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Evaluation of posturography in the detection of malingering subjects. Am J Otol. 1998 Sep; 19(5):619-27.