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Diverse motives for fictitious post‐traumatic stress disorder
Author(s) -
Lacoursiere Roy B.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.2490060112
Subject(s) - dysfunctional family , psychology , traumatic stress , psychiatry , variety (cybernetics) , presentation (obstetrics) , clinical psychology , medicine , artificial intelligence , computer science , radiology
Fictitious cases of Vietnam‐related post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) present a difficult diagnostic problem. In settings where the motives of avoiding criminal responsibility or gaining financially are apparent, the clinician is alerted to possible fictitious cases. But there are a variety of other reasons for fictitious presentation of PTSD that the clinician needs to consider. These other reasons include psychotic disorders, concealing other behavior, gaining special attention in a Vietnam veteran PTSD role, explaining and covering up a dysfunctional life, and factitious disorder. Case examples are presented of these various fictitious presentations of post‐Vietnam PTSD.