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title: Multiple Feigning Strategies Used in Competence (CST) Evaluations - CONCEPT Professional Training
description: When CST examinees feign psychiatric symptoms, it is likely they will also engage in additional feigning regarding their lack of legal knowledge. This is the bottom line of a recently published article in International Journal of Forensic Mental Heath.
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# [Multiple Feigning Strategies Used in Competence (CST) Evaluations - CONCEPT Professional Training](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/translating-research-into-practice-blog/multiple-feigning-strategies-used-competence-cst-evaluations/)

 Written by [Sara Hartigen](https://paloaltou.edu/resources/translating-research-into-practice-blog/author/sara-hartigen) | May 5, 2017 4:52:00 AM

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