Abstract
A clinical model for the determination of malingering in forensic-psychiatric contexts is described. The model establishes three criteria that are useful in distinguishing malingerers from uncooperative patients and those suffering from a factitious disorder. The criteria involve: (1) ascertaining the presence of the classic signs and symptoms of feigned mental illness, (2) establishing a malingering motive, and (3) ruling out the presence of genuine psychopathology which would cause an individual to produce what appears to be voluntary symptomatology. The clinical application of the model is described and illustrated with case examples.
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