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The Use of Reliable Digits to Detect Malingering in a Criminal Forensic Pretrial Population

Scott A. Duncan

sxduncan{at}bop.gov

Denella L. Ausborn

United States Penitentiary, Atlanta

The present research is a cross-validation of previous investigation by Greiffenstein, Baker, and Gola; Greiffenstein, Gola, and Baker; and Meyers and Volbrecht on the reliable digits (RELD) method of detecting suspected malingering on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale—Revised (WAIS-R). The results support the use of the RELD method on a criminal forensic pretrial population (N = 187). Sensitivities, specificities, and incremental hit rates for two cut levels of the RELD method, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory—2 (MMPI-2) Infrequency and the Personality Assessment Inventory Negative Impression Scales, as well as multiple combined cut scores, were comparable to those observed in previous studies that used neuropsychologically evaluated participants. The selection of which cut score or combination of cut scores is appropriate on the RELD method is also discussed.

Key Words: reliable digits • WAIS—R • criminal population

Assessment, Vol. 9, No. 1, 56-61 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/1073191102009001007
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