title: False claims of victimization: a historical illustration of a contemporary problem.
abstract: In this article, a false claim of victimization made by a man in his late 20s during a 17th-century outbreak of mass allegations of Satanic abuse is described and discussed in relation to contemporary issues with relevance to psychiatry and applied mental health.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Psychosocial Factors and Health (IPM), Unit for Children and Trauma, PO Box 230, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Rickard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Sjöberg
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000266:history*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000266:history*; D008192:Deception; D049670:History, 17th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012094:Repression, Psychology; D013548:Sweden; D018599:Witchcraft / Q000266:history*