RT - Journal Article T1 - A study of prevalence of faked psychotic symptoms in malingerers referred to Tehran Center of Forensic Psychiatry in 1389 JF - RJMS YR - 2012 JO - RJMS VO - 19 IS - 100 UR - http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2244-en.html SP - 64 EP - 70 K1 - Forensic psychiatry K1 - Malingering K1 - Psychiatric symptoms. AB -   Background : As in many authorities, psychotic problems appear to be commuting. Claim of psychiatric disorder has become an important basis for offenders to defend themselves. Aim of this study was to investigate faking symptoms in forensic psychiatry evaluation of malingerers in Tehran.   Methods: in a cross-sectional survey, in 1389, perpetrators with a judicial order were assessed by two psychiatrists, using American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 4th Edition (DSM-IV) standards for mental disorders at the Tehran center for forensic psychiatry. Forty one cases identified as malingerers and were evaluating in another specific conversation. Collected data analyzed with statistical methods and p LA eng UL http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2244-en.html M3 ER -