Tests to Detect Malingering Carlat Reports

Tests to Detect Malingering

The Carlat Psychiatry Report, Volume 6, Number 5, May 2008
https://www.thecarlatreport.com/newsletter-issue/tcprv6n5/

From The Carlat Psychiatry Report, May 2008, Neuropsychological Testing

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Daniel Carlat, MD

Psychiatric conditions are easy to fake, because there are no truly objective tests for their diagnoses. The prevalence of malingered PTSD symptoms is hard to assess. The actual prevalence of ADHD malingering has never been formally studied, but the high rate of stimulant diversion on college campuses implies that the problem is significant.

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Daniel Carlat, MD

Editor-in-Chief, Publisher, The Carlat Report.

Dr. Carlat has disclosed that he has no relevant relationships or financial interests in any commercial company pertaining to this educational activity.