We are pleased to announce the publication of Strauss’s
Malingery – Stealing the Truth. 
This is a collection of ideas and observations about malingering, lying, shame, problems in psychologically detecting the truth, and related critical questions. It re-thinks and re-considers the nature and styles of malingering.
Malingering is rather common in everyday life. It is found more than just in the courts or psychiatric systems. People lie in the service of a goal – and often do so without hesitation or guilt. They comfortably “steal the truth” to get their way. The mental health professional must look past the mere fact of malingering to the cause and style of the lie or falsification.
For example, the book discusses such situations as when different people offer opposite opinions about the same person. The root of this challenge, examined in detail, may lie more in the examiner’s own set of skills and biases than in the objective data. Needless to say, this complicates legal and clinical processes.
When expert’s disagree, judges or juries have to decide. Though well intended, the groups make a clinical decision that clinical experts cannot. A method to avoid this problem is offered.
The book also proposes an expanded and new means to define and label the types and styles of malingering, as well taking a look at current thoughts about the potential biological basis and techniques of detecting a fabrication.
Malingery is available through Amazon, Abebooks, and Alibris. It is now available as a Kindle ebook. We look forward to comments….
