Pseudologia fantastica and gender identity disturbance in a Chinese male.
A Chinese patient with pathological lying (pseudologia fantastica) and gender identity disturbance is described. The stories "save face" and lack a truly self-aggrandising quality. The importance of keeping "face" and maintaining modest behaviour in the Chinese culture is central to the psychopathology.
D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003631:Day Care, Medical; D008192:Deception; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology*; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010352:Patient Dropouts / Q000523:psychology; D011613:Psychotherapy