Malingering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Malingering is a medical term that refers to fabricating or exaggerating the symptoms of mental or physical disorders for a variety of "secondary gain" motives, which may include financial compensati...
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Factitious disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Factitious disorders are conditions in which a person acts as if he or she has an illness by deliberately producing, feigning, or exaggerating symptoms. Factitious disorder by proxy is a condition in...
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However, once it is determined that the disorder has no basis in fact, the professional is left with two viable diagnoses: factitious disorder and malingering. Factitious disorder is a legitimate malady, but malingering is not.
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Unlike individuals who engage in MALINGERING, people with factitious disorder and Munchausen syndrome are not primarily seeking external gains such as disability payments or narcotic drugs—though they may receive them nonetheless.
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Prolonged interview and examination of a person suspected of a malingering disorder may induce fatigue and diminish the ability of the person who is malingering to maintain the deception. Rapid firing of questions increases the likelihood of contradictory or inconsistent responses.
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Diagnostic criteria for Malingering ... Malingering is a deliberate behavior for a known external purpose. It is not considered a form of mental illness or psychopathology, although it can occur in the context of other mental illnesses. ... Disorder Information Sheet...
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10-20%, which is higher than in other conditions and may be spuriously inflated due to the adversarial nature of such evaluation (Hickling et al, 1999). Malingering has been reported across all age groups including children (Peebles et al, 2005). Although any disorder may be simulated, malinger-ers particularly...
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To assess the diagnostic accuracy of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI; ... We discuss the results in terms of the suggested cutoff scores for the PAI Validity scales in detecting criminal defendants who are attempting to feign psychiatric disorder.
www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/17266411
This brief note cautions clinicians about the possibility of adolescents with Conduct Disorder malingering the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to obtain medication. ... Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity [complications] [diagnosis]
www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15217060
Conversion disorder: This is an unconscious disorder that produces pseudo physiological symptoms that help resolve a personal conflict. The symptoms or deficit is not intentionally produced or feigned (as in factitious disorder or malingering).
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