The falsification of medical or psychological signs and symptoms in oneself or others that are associated with the identified deception, absent of obvious external rewards
Includes:
Munchausen syndrome
Psychogenic seizures
20% of patients in epilepsy clinics
3.5% of kidney stone patients
Munchausen syndrome
Psychogenic seizures
20% of patients in epilepsy clinics
3.5% of kidney stone patients
Factitious disorder
Somatic symptom disorder
Malingering
Conversion disorder
Illness anxiety disorder
Borderline personality disorder
Benzodiazepine withdrawal
Medical condition or mental disorder not associated with intentional symptom falsification