Neurological Malingering

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"Physicians have little training in examining the credibility of a patient's medical presentation directly and are confronted with the possibility of malingering. This books serves as a guide for health practitioners and clinicians to diagnose neurological malingering cases. It covers history, physical exams, types of pain conditions; and electrophysiologic, pyschiatric, and chemosensory information as they relate to malingering. The book emphasizes neurological malingering in several diseases and conditions including aphasia, dementia, epilepsy, Munchausen syndrome, multiple sclerosis, blindness, and deafness."--Provided by publisher. Read more... Abstract: "Physicians have little training in examining the credibility of a patient's medical presentation directly and are confronted with the possibility of malingering. This books serves as a guide for health practitioners and clinicians to diagnose neurological malingering cases. It covers history, physical exams, types of pain conditions; and electrophysiologic, pyschiatric, and chemosensory information as they relate to malingering. The book emphasizes neurological malingering in several diseases and conditions including aphasia, dementia, epilepsy, Munchausen syndrome, multiple sclerosis, blindness, and deafness."--Provided by publisher Content: Malingering - A Historical Perspective. Historical Indications of Malingering. The Role of the Neurological Examination in the Detection of Neurologic Malingering. The Challenge of Detecting Malingering Among Persons With Lower Back Pain. Malingering: A Physical Medicine Perspective. Validity of Waddell's Sign. The Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of Malingering. Toxicologic Malingering. Pretending to Not Concentrate: Malingering Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Detection and Management of Malingering to Obtain Narcotics. Chemosensory Malingering. Malingering in Geriatrics. Forensic Psychiatric Approach to the Detection of Malingered. Neuropschiatric Symptoms. Feigning â   Malingering: A Case Study. Malingering, Noncompliance, and Secondary Gain. Physicians Response to Neurological Malingering.