Munchausen syndrome. Motives and the relation to deliberate self-harm.
A case report of a 37-year-old woman with Munchausen syndrome which differs in many respects from the classical picture is described. Attempts are made to examine the motives behind the syndrome and to make a link with the common pattern of deliberate self-harm.
Humphries
S R
SR
Royal Liverpool Hospital.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000209:etiology