Overlooking feigning behavior may result in potential harmful treatment interventions: two case reports of undetected malingering - van der Heide D, Boskovic I, van Harten P, Merckelbach H.

Clinicians tend to overestimate their ability to recognize feigning behavior in psychiatric patients, especially if it concerns patients who have been admitted for observation. Feigning can be either externally motivated (e.g., for financial compensation, ...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news