‌Malingering is pretending to have an illness in order to get a benefit. The feigned illness can be mental or physical. Malingering is also when someone intentionally or knowingly exaggerates symptoms ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Malingering should be considered when diagnosing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) in certain situations such as forensic settings, according to a ...

WAILUKU — With differing opinions about how much murder suspect Stephen B. Schmidt was exaggerating or faking psychiatric symptoms, a judge ordered Wednesday that the defendant be re-examined for his ...

Your Kid feeling pukish right before boarding the school bus? It is not uncommon to see kids both in real life and fiction pretending to be sick when it's time to catch the bus for school. It might be ...

Accused criminals frequently feign mental illness as a ploy to hinder prosecution and evade or lessen punishment. In one study 17.5 percent of the convicted criminals investigated by researchers were ...

Malingering is the purposeful production of falsely or grossly exaggerated physical and/or psychological symptoms with the goal of receiving a reward. This reward may include money, an insurance ...