Munchausen Syndrome

Overview

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Is a:

Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction

Definition:

A factitious disorder characterized by habitual presentation for hospital treatment of an apparent acute illness, the patient giving a plausible and dramatic history, all of which is false.

Synonyms:

Hospital Addiction Syndrome
Hospital-Addiction Syndrome
Hospital-Addiction Syndromes
Munchhausen Syndrome
Syndrome, Hospital Addiction
Syndrome, Hospital-Addiction
Syndrome, Munchausen
Syndrome, Munchhausen
Syndromes, Hospital-Addiction

Broader Topics:

Factitious Disorders

Narrower Topics:

None

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