Munchausen syndrome: Playing sick or sick player

Munchausen syndrome: Playing sick or sick player

Munchausen syndrome is rare factitious disorder which entails frequent hospitalization, pathological lying and intentional production of symptoms for sick role. Management requires collateral history taking, sound clinical approach, exclusion of organicity and addressing psychological issues. A case...

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Main Authors: Jyoti Prakash, R C Das, K Srivastava, P Patra, S A Khan, R Shashikumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Industrial Psychiatry Journal
Subjects:
Munchausen syndrome
management
pathological lying
Online Access:http://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2014;volume=23;issue=1;spage=68;epage=70;aulast=Prakash

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