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Malingering mental disorder on the Impact of Event Scale (IES): Toxic exposure and cancerphobia
Author(s) -
LeesHaley Paul R.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.2490030212
Subject(s) - malingering , deception , psychology , psychopathology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , scale (ratio) , lie detection , social psychology , physics , quantum mechanics
Abstract Untrained volunteers instructed to fake psychopathology in a manner plausible for purposes of personal injury malingering did so at a level comparable to the average outpatient on the Impact of Event Scale (IES). Although not questioning the general research and clinical utility of the instrument, the author cautions IES users to employ the instrument circumspectly in contexts where deception is an issue, such as in litigation. For purposes of this study, subjects malingered psychological disturbance caused by exposure to a toxic substance from a hazardous waste site.