Factitial bleeding: successful management with psychotherapy.
A young female nurse presented with unusual upper and lower-gastrointestinal bleeding, shown to be factitial. Following detection, she was successfully confronted and treated with psychotherapy. A plan for successful management of the Munchausen syndrome is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000628:therapy; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000628:therapy