Memory Loss
Memory loss (amnesia) is unusual forgetfulness that can be caused by brain damage due to disease or injury, or it can be caused by severe emotional trauma... More »
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Discriminate between malingering and true memory impairments ... Based on research in neuropsychology and cognitive psychology, the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) is a 50-item visual recognition test designed to help you distinguish malingering from genuine memory impairments in individuals ages 16 and older.
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Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM); Tom N. Tombaugh, PhD ... The TOMM has good face validity as a memory test. While sensitive to malingering, research has found the TOMM to be insensitive to a wide variety of neurological impairments, making it ideal for detecting exaggerated or deliberately ... Test of Memory Malingering...
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Research on a newly developed visual recognition test, the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM; Tombaugh, 1996), has consistently shown that it holds ...
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The Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) is a well-validated and widely used forced-choice symptom validity test. However, little is known about how TOMM ...
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Neuropsychologists routinely give effort tests, such as the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM). When a person fails one of these tests, the clinician must try to determine whether the poor performance was due to suboptimal effort or to chronic pain, depression, or other problems.
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The TOMM is a visual recognition test designed to help psychologists and psychiatrists distinguish between malingered and true memory impairments. Research has found the TOMM to be sensitive to malingering ... It is not as transparent as a malingering test. How to Use the Assessment; ... Malingering Memory Impairment...
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Completed in 15 to 20 minutes, the TOMM is particularly effective in detecting malingering for several reasons. First, it looks like a memory test, not a malingering test--patients do not suspect that they are being evaluated for malingering.
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This study used a known-groups design to examine the classification accuracy of the Test of Memory Malingering in detecting cognitive malingering in patients claiming cognitive deficits due to exposure to environmental and industrial toxins. ... Greve KW; Bianchini KJ; Black FW; ... Thirty-three patients who met Slick et al.
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When the Word Memory Test (WMT) was used as the "gold standard" to which the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) was compared, the TOMM achieved very high PPV (.98) and acceptable NPV (.78). How to incorporate the strategy used into clinical practice is discussed.
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