No true psychiatric medications are prescribed for<unk> . However, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) can help manage underlying problems. Medicines such as SSRIs that are used to treat mood<unk> s can be used to treat<unk> , as a mood<unk>  may be the underlying cause of<unk> . Some authors (such as Prior and Gordon 1997) also report good responses to antipsychotic drugs such as Pimozide. Family therapy can also help. In such therapy, families are helped to better understand patients (the individual in the family with<unk>  and that person's need for attention. In this therapeutic setting, the family is urged not to condone or reward the<unk>  individual's behavior. This form of treatment can be unsuccessful if the family is uncooperative or displays signs of denial and/or antisocial<unk> . Psychotherapy is another method used to treat the<unk> . These sessions should focus on the psychiatrist's establishing and maintaining a relationship with the patient. Such a relationship may help to contain symptoms of<unk> . Monitoring is also a form that may be indicated for the<unk>  patient's own good;<unk>  (especially proxy) can be detrimental to an individual's health—if they are, in fact, causing true physiological illnesses. Even faked illnesses and injuries can be dangerous and might be monitored for fear that unnecessary surgery may subsequently be performed.
Factitious disorder
Malingering
Functional somatic syndrome
Transference neurosis
Sexual masochism disorder
Autoeczematization
Psychopathy
Posttraumatic embitterment disorder