Factitious disorder is a mental disorder manifested by an abnormal need for a sick role. Patients appear ill because they are feigning, exaggerating, or inducing symptoms. They are a...
A patient will relate a history of disease symptoms, often with “classic” details obtained from a textbook but more commonly from medical websites, but on exam, the patient appears to...
When possible, review medical and mental health records and mental health history.
In cases of known or suspected factitious disorder of either type, emergency department prov...
Fair to poor especially if etiology underlying the disorder cannot be addressed
The long-term outcomes of untreated factitious disorder worse than other severe mental disorders su...
Denton J, Newton AW, Vandeven AM. Update on child maltreatment: toward refining the evidence base. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2011;23(2):240–248. ...
F68.10 Factitious disorder, unspecified
F68.11 Factitious disorder w predom psych signs and symptoms
F68.12 Factitious disorder w predom physical signs and symptoms
F68.13 Factitious disord w ...
Atypical emotional responses to illness common.
Respond as you would to someone who cannot control self-harm rather than someone who wants to deceive you.
In cases of medical child abuse...
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