Feigned psychosis - a case of factitious disorder

Peter Buckley; Aisling Campbell

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Feigned psychosis - a case of factitious disorder

Peter Buckley, Aisling Campbell

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A number of psychiatric syndromes are characterised by the conscious or unconscious production of factitious symptoms. These include Munchausen Syndrome,^1,2,3 the Ganser Syndrome⁴ and malingering. Here we describe a patient who rapidly changed her symptomatology according to material from her environment. Her presentation does not meet criteria for any of the above syndromes, but is best described as a factitious disorder (DSM-III-R).⁵ This case provides a framework for discussion of the validity of this concept.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	48-49
Number of pages	2
Journal	Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine
Volume	8
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0790966700016372
State	Published - Mar 1991

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Feigned psychosis
factitious disorder

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Psychiatry and Mental health
History and Philosophy of Science

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