Münchausen's syndrome and other factitious illness.
Current perspectives on Münchausen's syndrome and other factitious illnesses are presented in this article. Self-destructive behavior manifested by the artificial production of illness remains a puzzling but fascinating clinical entity. A distinction between the clinical features of those cases that are more treatable suggests an optimistic rationale for approaching these difficult patients.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002649:Child Abuse; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005162:Factitious Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008306:Malingering / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis