Validity Assessment in Rehabilitation Psychology and Settings

Dominic A. Carone, ABPP-CN is board certified in clinical neuropsychology through the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is currently employed as a neuropsychologist and clinical associate professor in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department at SUNY Upstate Medical University, where he coordinates the Neuropsychology Assessment Program. He has published numerous journal articles in psychology, neurology, and neuroimaging journals, written many book chapters, and is an editor of the book, Mild Traumatic Brain injury: Symptom Validity Assessment and Malingering. He is also the founder and webmaster of the popular medical information website, MedFriendly.com. Shane S. Bush, PhD, ABPP is Director of Long Island Neuropsychology, P.C., a neuropsychologist with the VA New York Harbor Healthcare System, and an Adjunct Faculty member in the Department of Psychology at the University of Alabama. He is board certified in Rehabilitation Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology,Clinical Psychology, and Geropsychology. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association (Divisions 12, 18, 20, 22, 40, and 42) and a past president and fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology. He has published more than 20 books and journal special issues, including the co-edited volume Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Symptom Validity Assessment and Malingering (Carone & Bush, 2013). He has also published articles, position papers, and book chapters related to validity assessment, and he has presented on this topic at national and international conferences on topics related to validity assessment. He is a veteran of both the U.S. Marine Corps and Naval Reserve.

Performance and symptom validity testing is an integral and critical part of the cognitive and neuropsychological assessment, but relatively little attention has been given to validity testing in the rehabilitation setting until now. This book builds from previous book chapters and articles published by these authors to provide a logical, one-stop reference. The information is accurate, up to date, and ready to implement in clinical practice. This is a superb book that would be well placed in the libraries of rehabilitation clinicians, as well as added to required reading for neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology postdoctoral training programs.

• Contents 1. Introduction: The Importance of Validity Assessment in Rehabilitation Psychology and Settings 2. Review of Performance Validity Assessment Methods 3. Review of Symptom Validity Assessment Methods 4. Validity Assessment in Patients with Brain Injury/Disease 5. Validity Assessment in Patients without Brain Injury/Disease 6. Lifespan Considerations in Validity Assessment 7. Interfacing with Rehabilitation Colleagues about Validity Assessment 8. Understanding and Managing Invalid Presentations in Rehabilitation Psychology and Settings 9. Forensic and Compensation-Seeking Applications of Validity Assessment in Rehabilitation Psychology and Settings 10. Ethical Considerations Involving Validity Assessment in Rehabilitation Psychology and Settings ReferencesIndex