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Recovery from chronic factitious disorder (Munchausen's syndrome): a personal account
Author(s) -
Bass Christopher,
Taylor Michael
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
personality and mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1932-863X
pISSN - 1932-8621
DOI - 10.1002/pmh.1223
Subject(s) - factitious disorder , munchausen syndrome , psychology , malingering , psychiatry , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , psychoanalysis , medicine , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , medical emergency , child abuse
This case report provides an account by a patient (with permission) of chronic factitious disorder and the factors that led to recovery. Such accounts are extremely rare in the literature. This account also throws into sharp focus current controversies in the classification of factitious disorders. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.