More Munchausen with chronic pain.
Munchausen's syndrome is a popular name for a factitious disorder with physical symptoms. We have identified four Munchausen patients within a sample of 2,860 chronic pain patients for a frequency of 0.14%. These patients are described and an attempt is made to develop a profile of the Munchausen patient presenting with chronic pain.
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University of Miami School of Medicine, and Comprehensive Pain & Rehabilitation Center, South Shore Hospital, Florida.
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Rosomoff
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D000328:Adult; D001416:Back Pain / Q000523:psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D009333:Neck; D010146:Pain / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales