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Efficacy of Combined Interviewing Techniques in Detecting Deception Relatedto Bio-ThreatCharles A. Morgan III, Yale University (charles.a.morgan@yale.edu)In the absence of objective evidence, forensic psychiatrists working in conjunction with securityand law enforcement professionals must rely on subjective judgments in order to determinewhether a person being questioned is being genuine or deceptive. This research assessed theefficacy of two well-validated ‘detecting deception’ methods (aIAT and Cognitive Interviewing)when applied to a group of interest (i.e. scientists) with expertise in an issue of interest (i.e.production of biological materials) under conditions of interest (i.e. low base rate deception). Inaddition, we compared the efficacy of these methods to professional judgments. The resultssuggest that cognitive interviewing yields data that is superior to professional judgmentsregarding truthfulness or deception; aIAT was not significantly better than professional judgmentdata.165. Theory and Research in Criminal Psychology IFunctional Diagnostics in Forensic PsychiatryStefan Bogaerts, Tilburg University (s.bogaerts@uvt.nl)Studies on personality disorders and the relationship between clinical factors such as insight intoproblem behavior, (lack of) empathy and the quality of coping skills is often done in the past.However, most studies are primarily focused on the question of whether individuals with aspecific personality disorder differ on these clinical factors compared to individuals withoutpersonality disorder. Unfortunately, within forensic psychology and psychiatry, the severity ofthe personality disorder, more particularly the presence of multiple personality disorders inindividuals as they relate to clinical factors is very rarely examined while scientific researchpoints out that relevant factors in the past, such as conduct disorders and experiences of neglectand abuse in youth, are strong predictors for the development of a problematic personalitystructure. This gap in forensic scientific research has obvious implications for treatment, socialreintegration of forensic psychiatric patients and the likelihood of recidivism. In this lecture, wewill talk about the relationships between the severity of personality disorders, empathy andcoping skills in adulthood, and negative childhood experiences and conduct disorder.Sexually Violent Predators and State Appellate Courts’ Use of Actuarial Tests inCivil Commitments388