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structured interview of reported symptoms  

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  • The Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms (SIRS) is a fully structured interview that is designed to assess feigned mental disorders and related response styles. Each of its eight primary scales was constructed to evaluate well-established detection strategies for differentiating between malingered and genuine psychopathology. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-R190SRZH-3

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