Factitious Disorders
| Medical Definition: |
Disorders characterized by physical or psychological symptoms that are not real, genuine, or natural. |
| Guide Notes: |
differentiate from SOMATOFORM DISORDERS: factitious are phys or psychol sympt under voluntary control, somatoform are phys sympt linked to psychol factors but not under voluntary control |
| Also Called: |
Pseudodementia,Pseudopsychosis,Ganser Syndrome |
Factitious Disorders Categories.
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Munchausen Syndrome - A factitious disorder characterized by habitual presentation for hospital treatment of an apparent acute illness, the patient giving a plausible and dramatic history, all of which is false. |
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