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Suspect cognitive symptoms in a 9-year-old child: malingering by proxy?
Full Abstract
Even though the veracity of children's claim of psychiatric symptoms has received increased attention in recent years, identification of noncredible neuropsychological symptoms in children has been virtually overlooked in clinical practice and research. A case is presented of a 9-year-old child involved in litigation regarding a head injury sustained when he was struck by a car. Neuropsychological evaluation revealed evidence of feigned cognitive symptoms; the child displayed noncredible performance on several specialized tests designed to discreetly assess effort and an atypical pattern of responses on standard cognitive measures, as well as discrepancies between neuropsychological scores and tests administered in school and the rehab setting. Results demonstrate that children as young as 9 years of age are capable of feigning cognitive impairment, which highlights the need for routine evaluation of effort, irrespective of the age of the patient.
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Author information
Author/s: Lu, Po H (PH); Boone, Kyle Brauer (KB);
Affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509-2910, USA.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article
Journal: The Clinical neuropsychologist (Clin Neuropsychol), published in Netherlands. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Feb; vol 16 (issue 1) : pp 90-6
Dates: Created 2002/05/06; Completed 2002/08/20; Revised 2007/06/01;
PMID: 11992231, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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