AAFP: Malingering in Forensic Evaluations
Presented by Michael Vitacco, PhD, ABPP
This self-paced training program on Malingering in Forensic Evaluations is presented by Michael Vitacco, PhD, ABPP
This training program offers guidance on legal and practical implications of evaluating response styles in forensic evaluations. Several key aspects of evaluating for malingering in forensic evaluations are reviewed. Specific issues including a critical review of diagnostic criteria for malingering from DSM-5, how courts have dealt with malingering and reviewing several commonly used instruments designed to detect feigning. When reviewing the instruments pros and cons of each is discussed with an overview of their psychometric properties. Ethical and cultural considerations are integrated throughout the training with relevance to civil and criminal forensic work.
Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
Describe malingering and the criteria in the DSM-5
Describe legal and clinical implications of malingering, including recent court cases that addressed malingering
Describe at least two instruments and scales designed to detect feigning and their psychometric properties
Describe research on potential cultural differences with respect to symptom presentation
Describe the research for detecting malingering in special populations, including individuals with intellectual disabilities
Michael Vitacco, PhD, ABPP
Review Before Proceeding
Lesson 1 Video
Malingering and PTSD
Lesson Quiz
Lesson 2 Video
Estimated Costs of Malingered Disability
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Lesson 3 Video
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Lesson 4 Video
Guidelines for the Forensic Psychiatric Evaluation of Competence to Stand Trial
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Lesson 5 Video
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Lesson 6 Video
References
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Course Evaluation
Custom training options for groups of 5 to 500+