Factitious Disorder

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This paper provides an overview of factitious disorder, a psychiatric illness on the spectrum of the somatoform disorders (along with somatization disorder and malingering). It examines the disease by describing its common clinical presentation, theories of pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment strategies.

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Case Presentation
Introduction
Presentations
Epidemiology
Pathogenesis
Diagnosis
Treatment
Conclusion

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"Due to patients' confabulations and deceptions, when a physician suspects factitious disorder it is often necessary to carefully check the patient's history with information from other sources such as outside hospitals or family members. Physicians are, of course, typically legally obligated to obtain the patient's consent for such inquiries; however, some have suggested that obtaining this information without consent may well be justified in order to prevent the patient's self-harm, just as such inquiries may be permissible when attempting to prevent a patient's suicide."

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