@article{ref1,
title="Discriminating malingered from genuine civilian posttraumatic stress disorder: a validation of three MMPI-2 Infrequency scales (F, Fp, and Fptsd)",
journal="Assessment",
year="2004",
author="Elhai, Jon D. and Naifeh, James A. and Zucker, Irene S. and Gold, Steven N. and Deitsch, Sarah E. and Frueh, B. Christopher",
volume="11",
number="2",
pages="139-144",
abstract="The Infrequency-Posttraumatic Stress Disorder scale (Fptsd), recently created for the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2), has demonstrated incremental validity over other MMPI-2 scales in malingered posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) detection. Fptsd was developed with combat-exposed PTSD patients, potentially limiting its use with PTSD patients in general. The current study evaluated the MMPI-2's F, Infrequency-Psychopathology scale (Fp), and Fptsd scales in discriminating genuine civilian PTSD among 41 adult victims of child sexual abuse from a group of 39 students instructed to simulate PTSD. Analyses demonstrated Fptsd's incremental validity over F but not over Fp. Based on the two studies examining Fptsd, Fptsd may be more appropriate for combat trauma victims, and Fp may be more appropriate for civilian trauma victims.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1073-1911",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}