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MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME PRESENTING AS MENTAL HANDICAP
Author(s) -
Craddock Nick,
Brown Nick
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
mental handicap research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.056
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1468-3148
pISSN - 0952-9608
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3148.1993.tb00110.x
Subject(s) - mental handicap , psychiatry , mental health , repertoire , psychosis , munchausen syndrome , psychology , learning disability , medicine , suicidal ideation , child abuse , medical emergency , suicide prevention , poison control , physics , acoustics
We describe a young women with Munchausen syndrome whose repertoire of simulated presentations includes mental handicap, bereavement, suicidal ideation, psychosis, epilepsy and acute abdominal emergency. Although this is the first report of Munchausen syndrome presenting as learning disability, there may be many similar unrecognised cases. Mental health professionals need to be aware of the possibility of this diagnosis. Studies are needed to determine the frequency of such presentations and to assess the implications for service planning and provision.