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- Title
Faking specific disorders: A study of the structured interview of reported symptoms (SIRS).
- Authors
Rogers, Richard; Randall Kropp, P.; Michael Bagby, R.; Dickens, Susan E.
- Abstract
An untested assumption of malingering research is that persons who feign mental illness will not attempt to fake a particular disorder, but will be content to fabricate non-specific and possibly global psychiatric impairment. We tested the effectiveness of the Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms (SIRS) to detect feigning of three diagnostic groupings: schizophrenia, mood disorders, and PTSD on 45 psychologically knowledgeable correctional residents. We found that the SIRS maintained its powers of discrimination with respect to clinical samples. Similar research on faking specific disorders is needed on the MMPI-2 and other psychological measures.
- Subjects
EDUCATIONAL tests &; measurements; MALINGERING diagnosis; PSYCHODIAGNOSTICS; MENTAL illness; MALINGERING; MENTAL health; CLINICAL psychology; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1992, Vol 48, Issue 5, p643
- ISSN
0021-9762
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/1097-4679(199209)48:5<643::AID-JCLP2270480511>3.0.CO;2-2