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The MMPI-2 Symptom Validity Scale (FBS) is an Empirically-Validated Measure of Over-reporting in Personal Injury Litigants and Claimants: reply to William et al. (2009)

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An Erratum to this article was published on 24 November 2009

Abstract

We respond briefly to Williams et al.'s (Psychological Injury and the Law 2:182–197, 2009) most recent effort to critique the MMPI-2 Symptom Validity scale, noting that the authors repeat many of the unfounded claims and conclusions of Butcher et al. (Psychological Injury and the Law 1:191–209, 2008) while ignoring and/or reflecting a misunderstanding of many of the points raised in our rebuttal. Rather than repeat our detailed responses to their initial review, we limit this comment to addressing new points Williams et al. (Psychological Injury and the Law 2:182–197, 2009) bring up and offer a succinct summary of the issues raised in this exchange.

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Notes

  1. K. Bianchini, K. Greve, and P. Kaufmann were invited members of the AACN consensus committee.

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Yossef Ben-Porath is a paid consultant to the publisher of the MMPI instruments, the University of Minnesota Press, and their distributor, Pearson. He receives royalties on sales of the MMPI-2-RF.

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  1. Kent State University, Kent, USA

    Yossef S. Ben-Porath

  2. University of New Orleans and Jefferson Neurobehavioral Group, New Orleans, USA

    Kevin W. Greve & Kevin J. Bianchini

  3. Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA

    Paul M. Kaufmann

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An erratum to this article can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12207-009-9051-6

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Ben-Porath, Y.S., Greve, K.W., Bianchini, K.J. et al. The MMPI-2 Symptom Validity Scale (FBS) is an Empirically-Validated Measure of Over-reporting in Personal Injury Litigants and Claimants: reply to William et al. (2009). Psychol. Inj. and Law 3, 77–80 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12207-009-9049-0

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