In this episode, we cover a very broad overview of malingering. Talking points include:

-Common myths about malingering

- How is malingering different from factitious and somatic symptom disorder

- When would you assess for malingering (pretty much always, at least informally).

- The different kinds of performance validity and symptom validity measures as well as some stand alones that commonly used in forensic evaluations.

- How one gets referrals for these types and other forensic evals

-Advice to students studying forensic psychology