Psychiatric Munchausen's syndrome
- 1 May 1988
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
- Vol. 77 (5) , 497-503
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1988.tb05160.x
Abstract
ABSTRACT— The present study reviews the literature on Munchausen's syndrome. In a psychiatric hospital, out of a total of 775 admissions under the age of 65 in 1986, four patients were diagnosed as having Munchausen's syndrome (0.5%). The underlying pathology of these cases is discussed and suggestions for management and further research made.Keywords
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