The Million Dollar Man

1 February 1993

journal article
case report
Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry

Vol. 162 (2) , 253-256
https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.162.2.253

Abstract

Munchausen's syndrome in a man of subnormal intelligence is described. The case is unique for the extent of detailed, corroborated history. This man has been a voracious consumer of NHS and other services, and an estimate has been made of his cost to the health and prison services. The case raises various ethical, forensic, and resource issues.

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