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Review
. 2015 Jan-Feb;12(1-2):12-20.

Multimodal approach to identifying malingered posttraumatic stress disorder: a review

Shahid Ali  1 , Shagufta Jabeen  1 , Farzana Alam  1
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Review

Multimodal approach to identifying malingered posttraumatic stress disorder: a review

Shahid Ali et al. Innov Clin Neurosci. 2015 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

The primary aim of this article is to aid clinicians in differentiating true posttraumatic stress disorder from malingered posttraumatic stress disorder. Posttraumatic stress disorder and malingering are defined, and prevalence rates are explored. Similarities and differences in diagnostic criteria between the fourth and fifth editions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders are described for posttraumatic stress disorder. Possible motivations for malingering posttraumatic stress disorder are discussed, and common characteristics of malingered posttraumatic stress disorder are described. A multimodal approach is described for evaluating posttraumatic stress disorder, including interview techniques, collection of collateral data, and psychometric and physiologic testing, that should allow clinicians to distinguish between those patients who are truly suffering from posttraumatic disorder and those who are malingering the illness.

Keywords: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; Malingering; PTSD; factitious disorder; malingered PTSD; posttraumatic stress sisorder.

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Diagnostic flow chart for identifying malingered posttraumatic stress disorder
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