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Do we know the mind of others? Suspicion of malingering in emergency psychiatry

Mateo Boberga Mental Health Centre Glostrup, Nordstjernevej, Glostrup, Copenhagen, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ulrik Jeppesenb Mental Health Centre Amager, Gl Kongevej, Copenhagen, Denmark;c Copenhagen Research Centre on Mental Health (CORE), University of Copenhagen, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9481-1554View further author information
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Sidse Arnfredd Research Unit for Psychotherapy & Psychopathology, Mental Health Service West, Copenhagen University Hospital – Psychiatry Region Zealand, Slagelse, Denmark;e Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5375-4226View further author information
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Julie Nordgaardc Copenhagen Research Centre on Mental Health (CORE), University of Copenhagen, Denmark;e Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2492-9124View further author information
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Pages 234-239 | Received 10 Dec 2021, Accepted 24 May 2022, Published online: 17 Jun 2022

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