PSYCH 157: Malingering
distinguishing genuine illness, exaggeration, deception and the powerful influence of external incentives.
Medlock Holmes enters The Hall of Uncertain Truths, a psychiatric assessment chamber where every patient brings a story, every story contains evidence, and not every discrepancy means deception.
A man reports severe memory loss following an accident, yet his daily activities suggest abilities he claims to have lost. Another describes disabling psychiatric symptoms while seeking financial compensation. A third insists that only a particular stimulant medication can treat his…
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