Because there is uncertainty in treating suspected<unk> , some advocate that health care providers first explicitly rule out the possibility that the person has another early-stage disease. Then they may take a careful history and seek medical records to look for early deprivation, childhood abuse, or mental illness. If a person is at risk to themself, psychiatric hospitalization may be initiated. Healthcare providers may consider working with mental health specialists to help treat the underlying mood or disorder as well as to avoid countertransference. Therapeutic and medical treatment may center on the underlying psychiatric disorder: a mood disorder, an anxiety disorder, or borderline personality disorder. The patient's prognosis depends upon the category under which the underlying disorder falls; depression and anxiety, for example, generally respond well to medication or cognitive behavioral therapy, whereas borderline personality disorder, like all personality disorders, is presumed to be pervasive and more stable over time, and thus offers a worse prognosis. People affected may have multiple scars on their abdomen due to repeated "emergency" operations.
Factitious disorder imposed on self
Factitious disorder imposed on another
Mass psychogenic illness
Malingering of post-traumatic stress disorder
Psychological trauma
Jurosomatic illness
Functional somatic syndrome
Problematic social media use