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Faking specific disorders: A study of the structured interview of reported symptoms (SIRS)
Author(s) -
Rooers Richard,
Kropp P. Randall,
Bagby R. Michael,
Dickens Susan E.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199209)48:5<643::aid-jclp2270480511>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - psychology , clinical psychology , psychotherapist
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.