Medical Term For Faking An Illness

Munchausen syndrome: Symptoms, Treatment

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Munchausen syndrome (also known as factitious disorder imposed on self) is a mental health disorder where you falsify, exaggerate, or induce physical, emotional or cognitive disorders. People with factitious disorders act this way because of an inner need to be …

Munchausen syndrome - Better Health Channel

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Munchausen syndrome (also known as factitious disorder) is a rare type of mental disorder in which a person fakes illness. The person may lie about symptoms, make themselves …

Factitious disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Malingering | definition of malingering by Medical dictionary

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malingering. A pretence to be suffering from a disease, or the simulation of signs of disease, so as to gain some supposed advantage such as avoidance of work or of presumed …

Factitious disorder - Wikipedia

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8 Fascinating Things to Know about Factitious Disorder

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Any time a person fakes or creates an illness in someone they’re caring for, it’s considered a form of abuse. This can be done to a child, elderly adult or someone with …

4 Ways to Tell if Someone Is Pretending to Have an …

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Disorders that could be mistaken for "faking sick" include: Illness anxiety disorder (IAD), formerly known as hypochondria, is when …

What If a Doctor Says You Are Malingering (Faking) to …

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Malingering is the medical term for faking or exaggerating symptoms, usually in order to obtain some sort of benefit. When a disability claimant is suspected of malingering, …

Mental Health: Factitious Disorders - WebMD

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Factitious disorders are conditions in which a person deliberately and consciously acts as if they have a physical or mental illness when they are not really sick. Factitious disorder …

Fake Illness | definition of Fake Illness by Medical dictionary

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Definition. Munchausen syndrome is a psychiatric disorder that causes an individual to self-inflict injury or illness or to fabricate symptoms of physical or mental illness, in order …