Malingering is a PDO.

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Somatoform disorders are a group of mental disorders in which the person experiences physical symptoms without the underlying organic cause. These symptoms are not under voluntary control and are real to the affected person. The opposite is True of factitious disorders (Munchausen's syndrome) or malingering, in which the patient presents with feigned symptoms for personal or emotional gain. There is no confirmed, diagnosable, general medical condition that accounts for the symptoms of somatoform disorders.
Malingering is the feigning of symptoms for financial or personal gain. The action is deliberate and fraudulent, and the symptoms are usually exaggerated. The patient may report these symptoms to avoid or delay various undesirable events. The diagnosis is difficult because the symptoms are often subjective and cannot be disproved.

Malingering Is a PDO