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[antithiscully]

My in-service this Thursday will be on conversion disorder, factitious disorders (eg Munchausen's), and malingering (faking). It is fascinating stuff, and I'm loving this topic. I think my favorite part so far is the diagnostic tests to determine "non-organic" pain complaints. Some differentiate simply between organic & non-organic, and some

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[indyselsa]

Is the test to check for flaming pants? I feel that should be involved somehow.

[antithiscully]

Teehee, if only it were that easy. Actually, 2 of the malingering tests are pretty easy, and that's what's great about them -- do 1 quick thing, and if they say it hurts, you know they're faking.