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| Volume 6, Issue 3 | November 2000 |
PRACTICE POINTS
Types of Malingering
1. Pure (feigning disease, disability)
2. Positive (feigning symptoms)
3. Partial (conscious exaggeration)
4. False imputation of cause
5. Dissimulation (concealment)
6. Continuance (already gone)Tests that do not detect malingering in chronic benign pain:
1. questionnaire
2. facial expression
3. clinical examination
4. sensory testing
5. hand grip
6. variations in repetitionsRelated full text articles available to subscribing members.
Malingering 1994
Malingering 1995-6
Malingering 1997
Malingering 1998
Chronic Pain
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