Malingering is the fabricating of symptoms of mental or physical disorders for a variety of reasons such as financial compensation (often tied to fraud, including insurance claims); avoiding school, work or military service; obtaining drugs; or as a mitigating factor for sentencing in criminal cases. It is not a medical diagnosis.[1] Malingering is typically conceptualized as being distinct from other forms of excessive illness behavior[2] such as somatization disorder and factitious disorder, e.g., in DSM-5, although not all mental health professionals agree with this formulation.[3]