SUSPECTED MALINGERING AND THE DIGIT MEMORY TEST - A REPLICATION AND EXTENSION

This study replicated a previous finding that suspected malingerers of ten perform at a level worse than patients with unequivocal brain dysf unction on the Digit Memory Test (DMT). lin addition, it,vas demonstra ted that patients suffering from aphasia as well as temporal and ''fro ntal lobe'' damage perform at a level higher than suspected malingerer s. DMT performance of patients with trite dementia, however; may be di fficult to distinguish from suspected malingerers. If an individual is not demented (as judged by such tests as the BNI Screen for Higher Ce rebral Functions) and performs at a level less than 95% across three t rials of the DMT the question of noncooperation with testing procedure s or ''malingering'' should be considered. (C) 1997 National Academy o f Neuropsychology. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.