The erroneous diagnosis of malingering in a military setting

The paper describes difficulties in diagnosing individuals from different 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...

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Published inMilitary medicine Vol. 161; no. 4; p. 225
Main Authors Witztum, E, Grinshpoon, A, Margolin, J, Kron, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.04.1996
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Cultural Characteristics
Diagnostic Errors
Humans
Intellectual Disability - diagnosis
Introversion (Psychology)
Israel
Judaism
Male
Malingering - diagnosis
Malingering - ethnology
Malingering - psychology
Military Personnel - psychology
Personality Disorders - diagnosis
Israel
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Summary:The paper describes difficulties in diagnosing individuals from different 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.
ISSN:0026-4075
DOI:10.1093/milmed/161.4.225