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ASSESS PSYCHOLOGICAL and NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL MALINGERING

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*Assessment of Psychological and Neuropsychological Malingering*
In forensic neuropsychology and forensic psychology, where IME psychological or neuropsychological assessment is requested by disability insurers, plaintiff attorneys, defense attorneys, state attorneys, Worker's Compensation cases, administrative determinations, and/or determinations of fitness for duty, it is critical to determine if the symptoms and complaints are valid, exaggerated, minimized or due to malingering. Malingering is considered the production of gross exaggerations of disability for primary gain. While less common than exaggeration, it must also be differentiated from somatoform disorders in which there are symptoms in gross excess or with little physiological evidence. In Somatoform the symptoms primarily are thought to be produced due to secondary gain, such as gaining sympathy from a spouse and this is assumed to be unconscious as opposed to deliberate. Assessment of validity of neuropsychological testing is often accomplished by tests specifically designed to assess malingering, exaggeration or the presense of likely valid effort as well as embedded indices in traditional tests and pattern analysis. If a neuropsychological evaluation is performed in a context of litigation, personal injury, or claim for benefits, some assessment of validity of performance is necessary. Assessment should also include these approaches when reported deficits are far in excess than one would expect based on classifications of head injury. Clinical Psychology Associates of North Central Florida, P.A. 2121 NW 40th Terrace, Suite B Gainesville, FL 32605 (352) 336-2888 CPANCF.COM Offices in Gainesville and Ocala Ernest J. Bordini, Ph.D. Benjamin, Phalin, Ph.D. Lic. Psychologist Psychological Resident Executive Director
Dr. Bordini Vita Dr. Phalin Vita Both Dr. Bordini and Dr. Phalin graduated from the University of Florida Department of Clninical and Health Psychology. They earned their doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology with areas of concentration in neuropsychology. Dr. Phalin's research involved the evaluation of postconcussion effects in college football players. They both had internship experienced at Veteran's Administration Medical Centers (Dr. Bordini in Gainesville and Dr. Phalin in Tampa) where they garnered experience in head injury, strokes, dementia and evaluation of a wide array of neurological and psychiatric conditions, including PTSD. They also shared experiences evaluating criminal defendants at North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center, a secure psychiatric facility for individuals deemed incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of insanity and have continued their work performing neuropsychological evaluations in homicide cases. Dr. Bordini has nearly twenty years of experience evaluating individuals in a variety of forensice settings. This includes plaintiff and defense neuropsychological IME evaluations of traumatic brain injury, toxic injuries and other acquited neurological disorders. Dr. Phalin has joined him in performing these evaluations as well as evaluations in Worker's Compensation cases, Vocational Rehabilition, Fitness for Duty, and other civil and criminal forensic cases.
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