Malingering of psychiatric disorders: A review

German Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 126-132

  Singh, Jaspreet ^a   Avasthi, Ajit ^a   Grover, Sandeep ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Feigned illness; Malingering; Psychiatric disorders

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMBASE; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LAW SUIT; MALINGERING; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; METHODOLOGY; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONALITY TEST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 36248991876     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14331055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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