Test of Memory Malingering

Test of Memory Malingering
Test of Memory Malingering
Purpose	Discriminates between true memory impairment and malingering

The Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) is a 50-question visual memory recognition test that discriminates between true memory impairment and malingering, with two learning trials and an optional retention trial following a delay.^[1] It was first published in 1996 and is intended for testing individuals ages 16 and older.

The test has been shown to have high levels of sensitivity and specificity, and is largely insensitive to depression and anxiety.^[2]

Use with children

The TOMM has also been examined with pediatric samples. The research with this measure has supported the use of adult criteria for suboptimal effort with children as young as 5 years old with a variety of diagnoses including ADHD, autism, and fetal alcohol syndrome.^[3]

References

^ Jonathan M. Silver; Thomas W. McAllister; Stuart C. Yudofsky (2011). Textbook of Traumatic Brain Injury. American Psychiatric Pub. pp. 134–. ISBN 978-1-58562-357-0. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
^ Lyndsey Bauer (2007). Is There a Relationship Between Personality Pathology and Performance on Symptom Validity Tests? Investigating the Unknown with Community and Fibromyalgia Participants. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-0-549-36918-9. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
^ Joel E. Morgan; Jerry J. Sweet (27 October 2008). Neuropsychology of Malingering Casebook. Taylor & Francis. pp. 384–. ISBN 978-0-203-89004-2. Retrieved 7 September 2013.

[SilverMcAllister2011-1] Jonathan M. Silver; Thomas W. McAllister; Stuart C. Yudofsky (2011). Textbook of Traumatic Brain Injury. American Psychiatric Pub. pp. 134–. ISBN 978-1-58562-357-0. Retrieved 7 September 2013.

[Bauer2007-2] Lyndsey Bauer (2007). Is There a Relationship Between Personality Pathology and Performance on Symptom Validity Tests? Investigating the Unknown with Community and Fibromyalgia Participants. pp. 20–. ISBN 978-0-549-36918-9. Retrieved 7 September 2013.

[MorganSweet2008-3] Joel E. Morgan; Jerry J. Sweet (27 October 2008). Neuropsychology of Malingering Casebook. Taylor & Francis. pp. 384–. ISBN 978-0-203-89004-2. Retrieved 7 September 2013.

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v t e Neuropsychological tests
Battery	Cognistat Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery Luria–Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery Montreal Cognitive Assessment Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status
Arousal/Attention	Continuous performance task D2 Test of Attention Four boxes test Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test Morningness–eveningness questionnaire Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test Posner cueing task Test of everyday attention Test of Variables of Attention
Sensation/Perception	Bender-Gestalt Test Benton Visual Retention Test Dot cancellation test Judgment of Line Orientation Navon figure Rey–Osterrieth complex figure
Memory	1-2-AX working memory task California Verbal Learning Test Corsi block-tapping test Digit symbol substitution test Doors and People MCI Screen Wechsler Memory Scale
Language	Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Examination Boston Naming Test Comprehensive aphasia test Controlled Oral Word Association Test Thurstone Word Fluency Test
Motor	Compensatory tracking task Purdue Pegboard Test
Problem-solving	Delis–Kaplan Executive Function System Hayling and Brixton tests Tower of London test Trail Making Test Wisconsin Card Sorting Test
Sleep	Epworth Sleepiness Scale
Specific impairments	British Columbia Postconcussion Symptom Inventory Clinical Dementia Rating Digit Cancellation Test Disability Rating Scale Florida Cognitive Activities Scale Glasgow Coma Scale Glasgow Outcome Scale Pediatric Attention Disorders Diagnostic Screener Rivermead post-concussion symptoms questionnaire
Intelligence	National Adult Reading Test Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence Wechsler Test of Adult Reading Raven's Progressive Matrices
Bed-side	Abbreviated mental test score Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition Mini–mental state examination
Social	Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale
Malingering	Test of Memory Malingering