Publications by authors named "L Mecum"
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- The Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) is the most common self-report tool for measuring dissociation, but it doesn't have a validity scale for assessing truthfulness.
- Researchers Abu-Rus et al. developed the DES-V by adding items to detect atypical responses, finding that these items effectively differentiated honest respondents from those feigning symptoms, although they noted limitations in their study's sample diversity.
- The current study sought to refine the DES-V using expert input and a broader clinical sample, demonstrating that the updated atypicality scale effectively distinguishes between honest and feigning participants, thus improving the validity of online assessments where they're increasingly used.
The prevalence of hepatitis B and C in patients with glioblastoma multiforme or meningiomas has not been described. These infections are known to modulate the activity of the immune system, which potentially influences the development and course of cancer. We hypothesized that chronic hepatitis infection, which activates the immune system, decreases the risk of brain tumors, particularly those that are highly malignant.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To determine the accuracy of self-reports of physical functioning by hospitalized elderly.
Design: Comparison of two measures.
Patients And Setting: Two-hundred forty-seven medical inpatients (mean age 78.