This term applies to
individuals who intentionally pretend to have symptoms of mental
or physical illness to achieve financial or other gain or to avoid criminal
conviction or unwanted duty. They may also malinger to facilitate escape from
captivity or incarceration.
Also: factitious disorder,
Ganser syndrome
American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, Fourth Edition. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 1994
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