October 2008: Malingering

In this podcast, Dr Gerald Rosen talks about malingering and the motivations that can lead to simulated psychiatric disorder. He explains how to deal with a suspected case and how to achieve the best outcome whilst maintaining the therapeutic relationship, providing case examples and advice from his own wealth of clinical experience.

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Audio running time: 16.48 minutes

 

Credits: 0.5

 

Learning outcomes:

 

By the end of this podcast we hope you will:

 

  • have a greater awareness of the motivations behind simluated psychiatric disorders

 

  • be more aware of the limitations as a clinician when identifying a case of malingering

 

  • know some of the steps a clinician can take whilst maintaining the therapeutic relationship.


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