Factitious disorder on an inpatient psychiatry ward.
The authors present 6 cases of factitious disorder seen on a general adult inpatient psychiatry unit of a university hospital. They review the clinical features of this disorder and suggest that factitious disorder is much more prevalent among psychiatric inpatients than is commonly recognized. Strategies to assist in the diagnosis and management this disorder are detailed.
Gregory
Robert J
RJ
Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA. gregoryr@upstate.edu
Jindal
Shefali
S
D000328:Adult; D005162:Factitious Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009110:Munchausen Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015995:Prevalence; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation