title: Factitious disorders.
abstract: Factitious disorders reside under the broad umbrella of dysfunctional syndromes. This article is meant specifically to focus on common patterns of upper extremity factitious illness. It is intended to emphasize recognition, differential diagnosis, and problems related to misdiagnosis. It is not devoted to treatment, which is a separate issue.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hand Elbow and Microsurgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, 2098 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48103, USA. dslouis@med.umich.edu
authors.forename: Dean S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Louis
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Doro
authors.forename: Radford J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hayden
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D015984:Causality; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005162:Factitious Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005639:Frustration; D006117:Grief; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D008306:Malingering / Q000175:diagnosis; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D016272:Occupational Health; D009787:Occupational Medicine; D010808:Physical Examination; D011570:Psychiatry; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome