2nd February 2024

DSM 5 Criteria

Criteria A

Falsification (i.e. – deliberately feigning) of physical or psychological signs or symptoms, or induction of injury or disease, associated with identified deception.

Criteria B

The individual presents himself or herself to others as ill, impaired, or injured.

Criteria C

The deceptive behaviour is evident even in the absence of obvious external rewards.

Criteria D

The behaviour is not better explained by another mental disorder, such as delusional disorder or another psychotic disorder