Abstract

The present research aims to establish the predictive validity of the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) in a Singaporean sample with mood and psychotic disorders. Its clinical utility was compared against other performance validity tests: Dot Counting Test (DCT), Rey 15-Item Memory Test II (Rey II), Medical Symptom Validity Test (MSVT), Nonverbal Medical Symptom Validity Test (NV-MSVT), Word Memory Test (WMT) and Victoria Symptom Validity Test (VSVT). Findings revealed that TOMM, MSVT, NV-MSVT, WMT and VSVT preserved the ability to distinguish between Clinical participants' simulation groups, and TOMM outperformed all tests except NVMSVT. Overall, findings supported continued use of TOMM.

摘要

本研究旨在建立记忆障碍测试（TOMM）在患有情绪和精神病的新加坡样本中的预测效度。将其临床效用与其他性能效度测试进行了比较：点计数测试（DCT），Rey 15项记忆测试II（Rey II），医学症状有效性测试（MSVT），非语言医学症状有效性测试（NV-MSVT），单词记忆力测试（WMT）和维多利亚症状有效性测试（VSVT）。研究结果表明，TOMM，MSVT，NV-MSVT，WMT和VSVT保留了区分临床参与者模拟组的能力，并且TOMM优于除NVMSVT之外的所有测试。总体而言，研究结果支持继续使用TOMM。