False accusations of malingering often harm genuine patients or claimants. This is often the case because of years of misdiagnosis and accusations of malingering. Seen in malingering and Munchausen syndrome. After a long convalescence Scott was accused of malingering, and court-martialed. Alternative explanations, such as malingering and alcohol and drug-induced amnesia, need to be excluded. A modern case study revealed symptoms of malingering. According to Szasz, many people fake their presentation of mental illness, i.e., they are malingering. Before their studies, people with hysteria were often believed to be malingering. In 1906, railway surgeon Willis King claimed that 96% of claimants were actually malingering. It has been speculated that this friend's experience with amnesia inspired Bruce's malingering. However, medical concern remained over these emotional damage claims regarding malingering and false claims. Believing the patient was malingering, Patton flew into a rage and physically assaulted him. Historically they have also been used to detect malingering in patients with back pain. Doctor shopping is a kind of malingering with the specific goal of procuring prescription drugs. The detection of malingering is usually a difficult task.