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ebook THE GUILFORD PRESS Validity testing in Child and adolesCent assessment eVidenCe-Based PRaCtiCe in neURoPsyChology Kyle Brauer Boone, Series Editor Clinical Practice of Forensic Neuropsychology: An Evidence-Based Approach Kyle Brauer Boone Psychological Assessment: A Problem-Solving Approach Julie A. Suhr Validity Testing in Child and Adolescent Assessment: Evaluating Exaggeration, Feigning, and Noncredible Effort Michael W. Kirkwood Neuropsychological Report Writing Jacobus Donders Validity testing in Child and adolescent assessment Evaluating Exaggeration, Feigning, and Noncredible Effort edited by MiChAEl W. KiRKWood Series Editor’s Note by Kyle Brauer Boone The Guilford Press New York london © 2015 The Guilford Press A Division of Guilford Publications, Inc. 370 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10001 www.guilford.com All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Printed in the United States of America This book is printed on acid-free paper. Last digit is print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the publisher. ISBN 978-1-4625-2185-2 To Jen—your love and support keep me going To Finn and Jack—your zeal and joy for life provide delight and perspective in mine about the editor Michael W. Kirkwood, PhD, ABPP-CN, is Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He is also Director of the Psychology/ Neuropsychology Program in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Children’s Hospital Colorado and founder and Codirector of the hos- pital’s Concussion Program. Dr. Kirkwood is board certified in Clinical Neuropsychology and board certified as a subspecialist in Pediatric Neu- ropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, and he has served on multiple boards of directors and expert committees. He has conducted extensive research on traumatic brain injury and pediatric valid- ity testing in children and teens, has lectured widely, and has published more than 50 journal articles and 10 book chapters. He is coeditor of the books Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents and Clini- cal Neuropsychology Study Guide and Board Review and coauthor of the book Board Certification in Clinical Neuropsychology. vii

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Thoroughly covering the "why" and "how" of validity testing with children and adolescents, this book is edited and written by leaders in the field. Feigning or noncredible effort during psychological and neuropsychological assessments can have considerable repercussions for diagnosis, treatment, and
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