title: [Munchausen syndrome: need for centralized administrative health-care management].
abstract: The clinical picture of Munchausen syndrome is that of feigned or self-induced illness with the aim of being hospitalized and/or receiving unnecessary medical interventions, peregrination from 1 hospital to another, and disruptive behavior when hospitalized. These patients are a danger to themselves and heavily burden inpatient facilities that care for them. We present a case that illustrates the problems of diagnosing and managing such patients. We stress the need for adequate centralization and distribution of the relevant information concerning these patients.
authors.affiliation: Pardessia Mental Health Center, Pardessia, Natanya.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Altmark
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sigal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gelkopf
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis