Malingering

When you were a child, did you ever pretend to be sick to get out of going to schoolThere’s actually a medical name for this behavior; it’s called malingering. It refers to producing false medical symptoms or exaggerating existing symptoms in hopes of being rewarded in some way.

For example, someone might pretend to be injured so they can collect an insurance settlement or obtain prescription medication. Others may exaggerate mental health symptoms to avoid criminal convictions. More specific examples of malingering include

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A case-control study of patients with dengue fever associated oral manifestations
Mettananda K C D, Premaratna R, Wickramarathna K B M, Nizla F and Mettananda S
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research
A case-control study of patients with dengue fever associated oral manifestations
Mettananda K C D, Premaratna R, Wickramarathna K B M, Nizla F and Mettananda S
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research
False positive results in a fourth-generation human immune deficiency virus (HIV) 1-2 screening test among blood donors with low intake levels of biotin and associated mycotic infections
Arnolfo Petruzziello
Accepted Abstracts: Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research
False positive results in a fourth-generation human immune deficiency virus (HIV) 1-2 screening test among blood donors with low intake levels of biotin and associated mycotic infections
Arnolfo Petruzziello
Accepted Abstracts: Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research
Web-based anger-management program for parent-female adolescents' conflicts: A cluster randomized controlled trial
Shahrzad Yektatalab, Seddigheh Khodadadi, Marzieh Moattari, Fakhrozaman Naeemi Hosseiny and Najaf Zare
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Journal of Advanced Practices in Nursing
Web-based anger-management program for parent-female adolescents' conflicts: A cluster randomized controlled trial
Shahrzad Yektatalab, Seddigheh Khodadadi, Marzieh Moattari, Fakhrozaman Naeemi Hosseiny and Najaf Zare
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Journal of Advanced Practices in Nursing
Does taping torso scars following dermatologic surgery improve scar appearance
H Rosengren, D Askew, C F Heal, P G Buettner, W O Humphreys and L A Semmens
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Journal of Cosmetology & Trichology
Does taping torso scars following dermatologic surgery improve scar appearance
H Rosengren, D Askew, C F Heal, P G Buettner, W O Humphreys and L A Semmens
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: Journal of Cosmetology & Trichology
Integration of ESL international qualified nurses (IQN) in the NZ health workforce
Johannes Maria Christiaan Roeters
Keynote: Journal of Advanced Practices in Nursing
Integration of ESL international qualified nurses (IQN) in the NZ health workforce
Johannes Maria Christiaan Roeters
Keynote: Journal of Advanced Practices in Nursing

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