ArticleNoro psikiyatri arsivi2026
Malingering and Executive Dysfunction in Trauma Patients: Diagnostic Challenges with the M-FAST.
Article in Noro psikiyatri arsivi, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Introduction: Many people who have been exposed to trauma apply to psychiatry and forensic medicine outpatient clinics for treatment and forensic reports. These people may exaggerate their psychiatric symptoms consciously or unconsciously for various reasons. It is imperative for clinicians to comprehend this condition in the context of treatment regulation and forensic processes. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the Miller Forensic Assessment of Symptoms Test (M-FAST) score and clinical, sociodemographic variables and Stroop test and Block Design Test (BDT). Methods: The present study was conducted on a sample of patients over the age of 18 who had applied to the forensic medicine and psychiatry outpatient clinics for trauma-related reasons and had accepted to participate in the study. The patients were asked to complete Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90). M-FAST, The Stroop Test, and BDT were administered. The Stroop test and BDT were administered to assess the correlation between cognitive abilities and the M-FAST score. Those with an M-FAST score of seven or higher were considered possible malingerers. Clinician who examined the patient decided whether they were a malingerer, without knowing their M-FAST score. Results: All clinical and sociodemographic variables were divided into two groups (present or absent) and compared according to M-FAST scores. Prevalence of possible malingerer was determined to be 33%. Possible malingerer were more likely to be male, have psychiatric comorbidities, and show poorer executive and visuospatial functioning. M-FAST scores positively correlated with psychopathology and Stroop interference, and negatively with BDT performance. Regression and ROC analyses supported the M-FAST's fair diagnostic accuracy (AUC=0.79). Conclusion: Unlike prior studies, our research emphasizes how cognitive functioning impacts malingering assessment in trauma-affected, treatment-seeking. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to utilize M-FAST in patients seeking treatment for reasons other than forensic reasons.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.