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Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 30, 133–140.Īmerican Psychiatric Association. Screening for feigning in a civil forensic setting. We conclude by highlighting strengths, weaknesses, and areas of future exploration with the SIMS.Īlwes, Y. published a meta-analysis on the SIMS in 2014 an updated diagnostic accuracy table is provided here, including new research since the prior review. This lack of robust discriminant validity means that evaluators need to consider higher SIMS cutoff scores in certain circumstances, which we describe herein. Cutoff scores were quite variable across studies, but when using common cutoff scores, the SIMS does not reliably distinguish feigned psychopathology from severe manifestations of genuine psychiatric illness. Several studies demonstrate convergent validity for the SIMS, as well as incremental validity when compared to clinical judgment based on interview and record review alone. The SIMS purports to measure feigned self-reported symptoms. Several SIMS short forms, alternate scales, and translations have been published. Initial psychometrics reported in the manual were adequate, and since publication, dozens of studies have been published on the SIMS, with practice surveys indicating the measure as one of the most commonly used SVTs. The 75-item, true/false measure samples feigned symptoms across five subscales: Psychosis, Neurologic Impairment, Amnestic Disorders, Low Intelligence, and Affective Disorders. The Structured Inventory of Malingered Symptomatology (SIMS) is a stand-alone symptom validity test.