THE ERRONEOUS DIAGNOSIS OF MALINGERING IN A MILITARY SETTING

Authors
WITZTUM E MARGOLIN J GRINSHPOON A KRON S
Citation
E. Witztum et al., THE ERRONEOUS DIAGNOSIS OF MALINGERING IN A MILITARY SETTING, Military medicine, 161(4), 1996, pp. 225-229
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine Miscellaneus
Journal title
Military medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00264075
Volume
161
Issue
4
Year of publication
1996
Pages
225 - 229
Database
ISI
SICI code
0026-4075(1996)161:4<225:TEDOMI>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The paper describes difficulties in diagnosing individuals from differ ent cultures, focusing specifically on cases of erroneous diagnosis of malingering among ultraorthodox Jewish inductees. During one year, 24 inductees diagnosed as malingerers by several army psychiatrists were re-examined by the authors and subsequently re-diagnosed as psychotic , suffering from a personality disorder, or mentally retarded, Factors underlying the misdiagnosis are discussed.