| Malingering in the medical setting. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 17938038 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Malingering of mental illness has been studied extensively; however, malingered medical illness has been examined much less avidly. While in theory any ailment can be fabricated or self-induced, pain--including lower back pain, cervical pain, and fibromyalgia--and cognitive deficits associated with mild head trauma or toxic exposure are feigned most frequently, especially in situations where there are financial incentives to malinger. Structured assessments have been developed to help detect both types of malingering; however, in daily practice, the physician should generally suspect malingering when there are tangible incentives and when reported symptoms do not match the physical examination or no organic basis for the physical complaints is found. |
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Authors:
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Barbara E McDermott; Marc D Feldman |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Psychiatric clinics of North America Volume: 30 ISSN: 1558-3147 ISO Abbreviation: Psychiatr. Clin. North Am. Publication Date: 2007 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-10-16 Completed Date: 2007-12-10 Revised Date: 2011-10-13 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7708110 Medline TA: Psychiatr Clin North Am Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 645-62 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Psychiatry and the Law, 2230 Stockton Blvd, 2nd Floor, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. bemcdermott@ucdavis.edu |
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Ambulatory Care Facilities* Diagnosis, Differential Disability Evaluation Drug Therapy Humans Malingering / diagnosis*, epidemiology Mental Disorders / diagnosis*, epidemiology Pain / diagnosis, drug therapy, epidemiology Sick Role |
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Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2011 Sep;34(3):xi-xiii
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