ABSTRACT

This descriptive study aimed to investigate how often pretrial forensic psychiatric examinations in Denmark included psychological assessments; particularly, the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) – a performance validity test – and Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology (SIMS) – a symptom validity test. The circumstances associated with the administration of these tests, including demographic variables and criminal charges, as well as the diagnoses and forensic recommendations related to the test use were registered. Forensic psychiatric examinations for 2 years, 2015 and 2016, were counted (n = 2109). There were 891 (42%) reports that included psychological assessment, but the local practices varied. Of these assessments, 65 (7%) included TOMM and/or SIMS. The tests were more often administered to defendants with non-Danish ethnicity as well as defendants showing several symptoms and complaints, though not necessarily with severe mental illness.

摘要

这项描述性研究旨在调查丹麦的审前法医精神检查多长时间进行一次心理评估。特别是记忆障碍测试（TOMM）–性能效度测试–以及结构不良症状清单（SIMS）–症状效度测试。记录了与这些测试的管理有关的情况，包括人口统计学变量和刑事指控，以及与测试使用相关的诊断和法医建议。统计了2015年和2016年2年的法医精神病学检查（n = 2109）。有891份报告（42％）包含心理评估，但当地的做法有所不同。在这些评估中，有65（7％）包括TOMM和/或SIMS。