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Symptom Exaggeration and Malingering

Patients with psychosocial issues commonly exaggerate symptoms and have medicallyunexplainable exam findings. The previously mentioned Waddell’s symptoms andWaddell’s signs are the examples. Dr. Waddell has been clear in pointing out that thesesymptoms are common while true conscious malingering is rare (Main & Waddell, 1998).Malingering is difficult to diagnose with absolute certainty (Aronoff et al., 2007).Aronoff’s […]

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