How to Tell if Someone is Faking Mental Illness | Malingering / Factitious Disorder

Faking or exaggerating mental illness is very serious and an actual disorder. Typically, an underlying personality disorder is at play and it is generally the Cluster B (dramatic) personality types (antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic). Faking or exaggerating mental disorders can be called attention seeking, factitious disorder, Ganser syndrome, malingering, Münchausen syndrome, or playing the… Read More »