Secondary Gain

Aka: Secondary Gain, Malingering, Factitious Disorder

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II. Definitions

  1. Factitious Disorder
    1. Adoption of physical symptoms for unconscious internal gain
  2. Malingering
    1. Purposeful feigning of physical symptoms for external gain

III. Differential Diagnosis

  1. Somatoform Disorder

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