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Malingering |
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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- Hall, Harold V & Pritchard, David A Detecting Malingering and Deception - Forensic Distortion Analysis (FDA) Hardcover 1996
- McCann, Joseph T Malingering and Deception in Adolescents - Assessing Credibility in Clinical and Forensic Settings Hardcover 1997
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Memento DVD Special Edition | DVD | Theatrical | VHS Guy Pearce 2000
- Reynolds, Cecil R Detection of Malingering During Head Injury Litigation (Critical Issues in Neuropsychology) Hardcover 1998
- Rogers, Richard ed. Clinical Assessment of Malingering and Deception Hardcover 1997