Disease of the Week: Faking it till you make it: Factitious disorder

Wednesday, September 6, 2006

Faking it till you make it: Factitious disorder

Factitious disorder used to be called Munchhausen syndrome, or Munchhausen's by proxy if a mom has the disorder and is faking illness in a child. That is, in fact, the hallmark of the disorder: the sufferer is discovered either to be inducing symptoms in him- or herself, or causing symptoms in a... Sign in to see full entry.

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