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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Puente López, Esteban author Pina, David author López López, Reyes author González Ordi, Héctor author Bošković, Irena author Merten, Thomas author 2022-07-26 Symptom feigning and malingering should be evaluated in forensic contexts due to their important socio-economic consequences. Despite this, to date, there is little research in Spain that evaluates its prevalence. The aim of this study was to investigate this issue using the perception of the general population, students, and professionals of medicine and forensic psychology. Three adapted questionnaires were applied to a total of 1003 participants (61.5% women) from 5 different groups. Approximately two-thirds of participants reported knowing someone who feigned symptoms, and one-third disclosed feigning symptoms themselves in the past. Headache/migraine, neck pain, and anxious-depressive symptoms were the most commonly chosen. Experts in psychology and forensic medicine estimated a prevalence of 20 to 40% of non-credible symptom presentations in their work settings and reported not having sufficient means to assess the distorted presentation of symptoms with certainty. Professionals and laypersons alike acknowledge that non-credible symptom presentations (like feigning or malingering) are relevant in Spain and occur at a non-trivial rate, which compares with estimates in other parts of the world. Puente-López, E., Pina, D., López-López, R. et al. Prevalence Estimates of Symptom Feigning and Malingering in Spain. Psychol. Inj. and Law 16, 1–17 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12207-022-09458-w 1938-971X 10.1007/S12207-022-09458-W https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/136822 1938-9728 https://doi.org/10.1007/S12207-022-09458-W 35911787 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12207-022-09458-w Prevalence Estimates of Symptom Feigning and Malingering in Spain