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The problem of malingering, dissimulation, or even the nondeliberate production of invalid performances cuts at the core of the scientific basis of clinical practice in neuropsychology. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) cautions that malingering should be strongly suspected if an examination is done in a medicolegal context (e.g., the client was referred by an attorney for an evaluation). Binder (1990), in his review of forensic cases, stated that malingering should be considered a possibility whenever the test results may be related to an opportunity for financial gain.
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Reitan, R.M., Wolfson, D. (1998). Detection of Malingering and Invalid Test Results Using the Halstead—Reitan Battery. In: Reynolds, C.R. (eds) Detection of Malingering during Head Injury Litigation. Critical Issues in Neuropsychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7469-3_6
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