Malingering And Illness Deception PDF Download

Patients Who Deceive is about behaviors associated with such diagnoses as malingering, factitious disorder, factitious disorder by proxy, and Munchausen syndrome. Most of the clinical information previously available on such patients is found mostly in single case studies and letters to the editor. Patients Who Deceive brings these fascinating stories together, sets them in a historical context, and offers fresh perspectives on how to manage the problems that deceptive patients present. Clinicians will learn ways in which patients withhold, distort, and manufacture information. However, the styles of deception are as important as the methods. These patient deceptions create risks for error in diagnosis, treatment, and the distribution of benefits. All eight chapters on assessment end with real-life case examples. Here the reader confronts the presenting problems of confusing cases, followed by the author's solutions. These examples contain sections of the actual reports the author submitted to primary care physicians, courts, and insurance companies. One chapter reviews how somatoform disorders can mimic malingering. Another helps the reader separate misinformation and distortion from pathological deception. Dr. Pankratz has included examples from older medical literature to illustrate the enduring nature of patient deception. He has salted this book with intriguing historical frauds and medical curiosities that remind the reader about the ubiquity of deception in human life. This exceptional book provides information needed by physicians, mental health professionals, emergency department staff, claims examiners, safety experts, risk managers, and attorneys.