1. Factitious Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Report
- 1 October 1995
- journal article
- case report
- Published by SAGE Publications in Medicine, Science and the Law
- Vol. 35 (4) , 352-354
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002580249503500414
Abstract
A 24-year-old man presented with a convincing history of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). He claimed to be the victim of a widely publicized ‘human bomb’ attack by the IRA in Northern Ireland when he was serving with the armed forces. Psychometric tests for PTSD confirmed his symptoms. A subsequent check of public and military records demonstrated that he was a serviceman at that time, but showed conclusively that he could not have been present at the terrorist incident.Keywords
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