The Münchausen Syndrome as a Psychiatric Condition

1 July 1978

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

Vol. 133 (1) , 20-21
https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.133.1.20

Abstract

Summary: In this presentation of two cases it is suggested that many Münchausen syndrome patients present with psychiatric symptoms. This syndrome, however, should be differentiated from other clinical psychiatric conditions.

Keywords

PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS
PSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS
DIFFERENTIATED
PATIENTS PRESENT
MÜNCHAUSEN SYNDROME
PSYCHIATRIC CONDITION SUMMARYIN

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