If Invalid PVT Scores Are Obtained, Can Valid Neuropsychological Profiles Be Believed?

CONCLUSIONS: We speculate that poor computerized PVT scores resulted from the disease-related features of MS, although we also discuss approaches to reconcile apparently contradictory PVT versus neuropsychological results if the contributions of disease-related variables on PVTs scores are discounted. This case demonstrates the value of completing the assessment protocol despite obtaining PVT scores below publisher recommended cutoffs in clinical evaluations. If subthreshold PVT scores are considered evidence of performance invalidity, it is still necessary to have an approach for interpreting seemingly credible neuropsychological test results rather than simply dismissing them as invalid.
PMID: 31365058 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology - July 28, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Loring DW, Goldstein FC Tags: Arch Clin Neuropsychol Source Type: research