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factitious disorder

In medicine, the invention of a fictional illness to satisfy an emotional or psychological need at a particular time. In most cases this is a one-off occurrence; the chronic form is Münchhausen's syndrome.



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By definition, conscious malingering and factitious disorders are excluded.
Hysterical stridor: a report of two cases. (Original Article) by Ahmed, Sahar M. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The lack of reflexes and loss of rectal tone helps rule out malingering and factitious disorders, as these symptoms cannot be consciously faked.
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1) The manifestations of factitious disorders vary, depending on the patients' medical knowledge, imagination and courage.
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