Improvements in the M Test as a Screening Measure for Malingering

  • Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
  • March 1992,
  • 20
  • (1)
  • 101-104;

Abstract

Recent studies of the M have failed to confirm its effectiveness as a screening measure for malingering. The present study involved a further analysis of 99 cases reported by Gillis et al. and the construction of Rule-Out and Rule-In scales. Both scales evidence excellent internal reliability, and their combined use was effective in accurately screening >80 percent of potential malingerers.

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