Friday, April 14, 2017

The Symptoms Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R) - Cross-Examining Psych Doctors, Tip #74




The Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) is simply a symptom checklist in which the individual is presented with a list of symptoms or complaints that they can either endorse or deny.  However, this test has no method for detecting an individual who is attempting to embellish or simulate their complaints.  Further, the use of a symptom checklist is inappropriate in a medical-legal examination where the presentation of the list itself can be an encouragement to endorse items that do not reflect the individual’s status. 

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