Factitious Disorders - Psychology
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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Ganser syndrome with work-related onset in a patient with a background of immigration.

29 Apr 2009 INTRODUCTION: A substantial proportion of the recently published cases of dissociative disorders have a background of immigration (Fujiwara et al., 2008). Among the dissociative disorders, Ganser syndrome is an uncommon form that has as central ... Read more...

Does intuition have a role in psychiatric diagnosis?

25 Feb 2009 Psychiatric diagnosis is invariably guided by self-report. When such self-report is questioned, reliance on formalized testing predominates. The situation is less certain, however, when such methods and clinical "feel", or intuition, conflict. While ... Read more...

[A case report. Factitious disorder with psychological symptoms. Is confrontation useful?]

30 Dec 2008 Factitious disorder is defined by the intentional production or feigning of physical or psychological symptoms with the objective of assuming the patient role. It is frequently difficult to adequately diagnose this disorder, above all, when the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Factitious Disorders - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• What is your diagnosis? Factitious purpura. 30 Jul 2009
• Ganser syndrome with work-related onset in a patient with a background of immigration. 29 Apr 2009
• The proposed diagnosis of somatic symptom disorders in DSM-V to replace somatoform disorders in DSM-IV--a preliminary report. 14 Apr 2009
• Does intuition have a role in psychiatric diagnosis? 25 Feb 2009
• [A case report. Factitious disorder with psychological symptoms. Is confrontation useful?] 30 Dec 2008
• Body integrity identity disorder (BIID)--is the amputation of healthy limbs ethically justified? 30 Dec 2008
• An opportunity to correct an error and any misimpressions. 29 Nov 2008
• Re: factitious disorders of the upper limb, Burke (2008), Journal of Hand Surgery, 33E: 103-109. 29 Nov 2008
• Axis I comorbidity and psychopathologic correlates of autodestructive syndromes. 19 Nov 2008
• Challenges in the treatment of factitious disorder: a case study. 13 Oct 2008
• [Factitious disorder--fever and delayed wound healing] 29 Apr 2008
• [Psychopathology of Ganser's syndrome. Literature review and case report] 29 Apr 2008
• Management of factitious disorders: a systematic review. 14 Apr 2008
• Factitious disorders of the upper limb. 30 Mar 2008
• Factitious wound infections in an altruistic living liver donor. 28 Feb 2008
• The clenched fist syndrome revisited. 28 Feb 2008
• Characteristics and period prevalence of self-induced disorder in patients referred to a pain clinic with the diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome. 30 Jan 2008
• Psychiatric and behavioral correlates of factitious blindness. 11 Nov 2007
• FMRI in patients with motor conversion symptoms and controls with simulated weakness. 6 Nov 2007
• Dermatitis artefacta in a child. 30 Aug 2007

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Technical information about 'Factitious Disorders'

Definition: Disorders characterized by physical or psychological symptoms that are not real, genuine, or natural.

Descriptor UI: D005162

Alternative terms: Factitious Disorders; Disorders, Factitious; Ganser Syndrome; Syndrome, Ganser; Pseudodementia; Pseudopsychosis;

Allowable Qualifiers: physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology;

Tree Number: F03.400;

History Note: 81

Technical Notes: differentiate from SOMATOFORM DISORDERS: factitious are phys or psychol sympt under voluntary control, somatoform are phys sympt linked to psychol factors but not under voluntary control