Discriminant validity of the Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology (SIMS) under conditions of simulating symptoms

Background/Aim. The Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology (SIMS) is a self-report measure to be used with adults, which may utilized assess the potential malingering psychosis, neurologic impairment, amnesia, low intelligence, or affective disorder. aim study was examine discriminant validity SIMS under conditions simulating symptoms neurological and memory disorders, in response hypothetical situation, after watching recording an actual car accident motorcycle rider sustained head injuries. Methods. involved 94 students (35 men 59 women) from University Criminal Investigation Police Studies Belgrade Faculty Medicine ? Special Education Rehabilitation Novi Sad, aged 20?26 [arithmetic mean = 20.69; standard deviation (SD) 0.80], divided into two groups (n 4 7), malingerer control. group instructed identify hit by malinger related difficulties amnesia order obtain greater reimbursement insurance company. control had instructions honestly probability occurrence symptoms. Results. results multivariate one-way analysis variance suggested that effect experimental manipulation statistically significant [F (88, 5) 91.21, p < 0.001; ?2p 0.838]. Univariate effects were also for all five scales. Participants scored higher on scales than participants group. magnitudes support largest differences between Memory Disorders Neuro-logical Disorders, basic instruction given Conclusion. obtained questionnaire situation disorders disorders.