Malingering: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Malingering

Somatoform Disorders, Factitious Disorder, and Malingering. Symptoms Volitional? [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]

Somatoform Disorders, Factitious Disorder, and Malingering. View Table|Favorite Table|Download (.pdf) Table 55-1. [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]

Read more about Hypochondriasis Malingering Malingering is a mental or psychological disorder that is also commonly referred to as fabricated mental illness, with legal impediments [ietherapy.com]

Factitious Disorder

Abstract Malingering is the intentional fabrication of medical symptoms for the purpose of external gain. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Two patients were malingering with the secondary gain of avoiding attendance at school. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Malingering or factitious disorder is the faking or intentional exaggerating of symptoms of a psychiatric illness. [forensicpanel.com]

Malingering

Malingering can be classified under 3 different categories namely: pure malingering, partial malingering and false imputation. [symptoma.com]

Because it is often impossible to determine who is malingering and who is not, it is impossible to know how frequently malingering occurs. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Objectives: Identify malingering and explain its most common purposes. Summarize the reason malingering was not included in the DSM-5 criteria. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Munchausen Syndrome

Systematic studies on factitious disorders and malingering in large populations are rare. [hindawi.com]

Hypochondria and malingering Munchausen's syndrome is different than hypochondria (health anxiety) or malingering. [www2.hse.ie]

In short, factitious disorder, Munchausen syndrome, malingering, and Munchausen by proxy involve medical deception, or “disease forgery.” [Munchausen.com]

Conversion Disorder

[…] suggest that the conjunctive use of the Symptom Validity Scale and the RBS from the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 may be useful in differentiating probable malingering [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

But I don’t think it's malingering. [brain.oxfordjournals.org]

Nonorganic vision loss accounts for up to 5% of patients and presents in two forms, malingering and visual conversion disorder (VCD). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Somatization

Malingering = psychiatrically healthy patient is intentionally fabricating or exaggerating symptoms for personal gain such as obtaining narcotics, legal compensation, disability [stomponstep1.com]

We report data on six patients claiming harm, 4 of whom revealed a long history of somatization by history and psychological testing, and 2 of whom were shown to be malingering [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Malingering is intentional feigning of physical or psychologic symptoms motivated by an external incentive, which distinguishes malingering from factitious disorders. [msdmanuals.com]

Ganser Syndrome

' In support of the theory that Ganser syndrome is a manifestation of malingering. [doi.org]

It is now known Io be almost always due more to conscious malingering than to unconscious stupe-faction. [doi.org]

Ganser did not think this was malingering, although he certainly considered this as a serious possibility. [doi.org]

Abdominal Migraine

Abstract Abdominal migraine is a common childhood migraine equivalent, for which diagnostic criteria have not been defined. As in other children with migraine equivalents this leads to difficulties in diagnosis and determination of prevalence. By recording the fast wave activity (beta rhythmn) in the visual evoked[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Factitious Disorder with Psychological Symptoms

Malingering is not a form of mental illness. [elementsbehavioralhealth.com]

This chapter concentrates on factitious physical complaints; fabricated psychological symptoms are considered under malingering. [oxfordmedicine.com]

Malingering or factitious disorder is the faking or intentional exaggerating of symptoms of a psychiatric illness. [forensicpanel.com]

Psychogenic Movement Disorders

Most PMDs represent a conversion disorder, sometimes as part of a somatoform disorder; less common diagnoses include a factitious disorder or malingering. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In most situations, the movement is involuntary, but in a minority, when the disorder is malingering or factitious, the patient is lying and the movement is voluntary. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] disorder is a positive prognostic factor, whereas long-standing symptoms, insidious onset of movements, and a psychiatric diagnosis of hypochondriasis, factitious disorder, or malingering [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

McArdle Disease

The full text of this article hosted at iucr.org is unavailable due to technical difficulties. Case of the Month Corresponding Author E-mail address: gwolfe@mednet.swmed.edu Department of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75235‐8897, USA Department of[…] [doi.org]

Factitious Fever

External incentives for the behavior (such as economic gain, avoiding legal responsibility, or improving physical well-being, as in malingering) are absent. [mhmedical.com]

Factitious fever (FF) is a false disease that can be secondary to psychiatric illness or malingering. [symptoma.com]

Malingering is not a psychiatric diagnosis, and may be easier to identify than factitious disorder as the motivation for feigning illness in malingering is usually much more [clinicaladvisor.com]

Psychosomatic Disorder

Poor work performance creates conflict and exacerbates the condition, which may lead to malingering. [fanews.co.za]

In contrast to factitious disorders and malingering, the physical symptoms are not under voluntary control. (apa, dsm-iv) [icd9data.com]

The text is divided into three parts, investigating somatoform disorders, factitious disorders and malingering, and medical conditions affected by psychological factors. [healio.com]

Autosomal Dominant Optic Atrophy and Cataract

References Reynier P, Amati-Bonneau P, Verny C, Olichon A, Simard G, Guichet A, Bonnemains C, Malecaze F, Malinge MC, Pelletier JB, Calvas P, Dollfus H, Belenguer P, Malthi [disorders.eyes.arizona.edu]

Malinge, J.B. Pelletier, P. Calvas, H. Dollfus, P. Belenguer, Y. Malthiery, G. Lenaers, and D. [egl-eurofins.com]

Goto Top Reynier,P., Amati-Bonneau,P., Verny,C., Olichon,A., Simard,G., Guichet,A., Bonnemains,C., Malecaze,F., Malinge,M.C., Pelletier,J.B., Calvas,P., Dollfus,H., Belenguer [retina-international.org]

Dermatitis Factitia

Malingering is not a mental illness. [visualdx.com]

[…] the distinguishing features of dermatitis factitia is that individuals cause self-harm in areas covered by clothing (concealment of wounds), which is used to discern from malingering [symptoma.com]

MURPHY EL: The lost art of malingering. Irish Med. J. series 6, 296: 375, 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar 8. [acpjournals.org]

Dissociative Identity Disorder

[…] of malingering). [jaapl.org]

Abstract Little is known about how to detect malingered dissociative identity disorder (DID). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

KEYWORDS: Dissociation; Dissociative Identity Disorder; Etiology; Malingering; Simulation [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Dissociative Fugue

However, dissociative fugue, unlike malingering, occurs spontaneously and is not faked. [merckmanuals.com]

[…] definitive organic diagnosis, the patient’s distress is very real and the physical symptoms the patient is experiencing cannot be controlled at will (i.e., the patient is not malingering [gpnotebook.co.uk]

Thus, dissociative fugue is often mistaken for malingering (faking physical or psychologic symptoms to obtain a benefit) because both conditions can give people an excuse [merckmanuals.com]

Dissociative Amnesia

The APA also points out that these can all be similar characteristics for those with authentic symptoms, which makes them indistinguishable from malingering cases. [skepticink.com]

The dissociated selves become a ____ _____ ingrained method of self protection DDx of multiple personality disorders Schizophrenia Malingering Borderline personality disorder [quizlet.com]

(@did_craze): "#greenscreen They're everywhere #DIDfakers #didfaking #malingering #animation #fypシ". [tiktok.com]

Postconcussive Syndrome

The etiology of these symptoms in individuals with mild TBI has been a subject of some controversy with theories ranging from neural damage to malingering. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Malingering may be suspected in cases involving litigation, and tests to detect it are available. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Parker RS Documenting malingering and exaggerated claims after head injury. Simkins Ced. [doi.org]

Gardner-Diamond Syndrome

Rule out factitious, malingering, and abuse. [dermatologyadvisor.com]

Child abuse or malingering was also ruled out. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Malingering, factitious disorders are possible; but one must must first rule out organic etiologies. Rule out relationship abuse. [dermatologyadvisor.com]

Autosomal Recessive Isolated Optic Atrophy

Malinge, J.B. Pelletier, P. Calvas, H. Dollfus, P. Belenguer, Y. Malthiery, G. Lenaers, and D. [egl-eurofins.com]

Reynier, P., Amati-Bonneau, P., Verny, C., Olichon, A., Simard, G., Guichet, A., Bonnemains, C., Malecaze, F., Malinge, M.C., Pelletier, J.B., Calvas, P., Dollfus, H., Belenguer [wikigenes.org]

Neurotic Disorder

[…] anxiety neurosis, depressive neurosis, obsessive-compulsive neurosis, somatization, posttraumatic stress disorder, and compensation neurosis—not a true neurosis, but a form of malingering [minddisorders.com]

Not a true neurosis, but a form of malingering, or feigning psychological symptoms for monetary or other personal gain. [psychology.jrank.org]

Hypochondriasis

Malingering is not a psychiatric diagnosis, and may be easier to identify than factitious disorder as the motivation for feigning illness in malingering is usually much more [clinicaladvisor.com]

Health anxiety is not to be confused with disorders in which an individual intentionally fakes a physical illnesses for attention or to avoid punishment (malingering). [ocdhope.com]

Hypochondria is not the same as malingering, or a fictitious illness. [allaboutcounseling.com]

Drug-Induced Dystonia

[…] to the presence of several mimickers including partial seizures, meningitis, localized tetanus, serum electrolyte level abnormalities, strychnine poisoning, angioedema, malingering [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

These tactile maneuvers may lead physicians to the erroneous diagnosis of malingering or hysteria. [pocketdentistry.com]

[PubMed: 17060310] Cassereau J, Casasnovas C, Gueguen N, Malinge MC, Guillet V, Reynier P, Bonneau D, Amati-Bonneau P, Banchs I, Volpini V, Procaccio V, Chevrollier A. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Retrograde Amnesia

The present review explores studies relevant to extending the malingering paradigm to retrograde amnesia. [insights.ovid.com]

Recent findings In the period reviewed, very little work has directly addressed the area of malingered retrograde amnesia. [insights.ovid.com]

Abstract Purpose of review Malingered anterograde amnesia is a phenomenon that has been exhaustively studied, whereas research on retrograde amnesia has tended to focus upon [insights.ovid.com]

Childhood-Onset Neurodegeneration with Ataxia - Dystonia - Gaze Palsy

Malinge, M. C.; Gohier, B.; Scherer, C.; Le Gall, D. (2007). «Cognitive changes in asymptomatic carriers of the Huntington disease mutation gene». [cv.uoc.edu]

Primary Progressive Freezing Gait

Malinge, M. C.; Gohier, B.; Scherer, C.; Le Gall, D. (2007). «Cognitive changes in asymptomatic carriers of the Huntington disease mutation gene». [cv.uoc.edu]

Snijders Blok-Campeau Syndrome

Biran-Gol Y, Malinger G, Cohen H, Davidovitch M, Lev D, Lerman-Sagie T, et al. Developmental outcome of isolated fetal macrocephaly. [karger.com]

^ Malinger, Gustavo; Hoffmann, Chen; Achiron, Reuven; Berkenstadt, Michal (2021). "Prenatal Diagnosis of Snijders Blok-Campeau Syndrome in a Fetus with Macrocephaly". [en.wikipedia.org]

PMID: 34535214Free PMC Article Malinger G, Hoffmann C, Achiron R, Berkenstadt M Fetal Diagn Ther 2021;48(5):407-410. Epub 2021 May 17 doi: 10.1159/000514326. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Anton Syndrome

Patients who are malingering and in fact have no visual deficit can be identified by an ophthalmologist by using visual evoked potentials which demonstrates intact central [eyewiki.aao.org]

[…] diagnosis The differential diagnosis for Anton Syndrome includes: Charles Bonnet Syndrome, dementia, visual hallucinations due to psychosis (psychiatric or substance induced), malingering [eyewiki.aao.org]