Factitious disorder in children and adolescents: a retrospective study.
A pediatric case of
factitious disorder with unexplained bleeding symptoms.
Factitious disorders by proxy in wich the presenting problem is behavioral or psychiatric.
Other similar conditions, most of which are not included under the heading of
factitious disorders, include malingering and hypochondriasis.
Although "it is conceptually possible that a
factitious disorder by
The prognosis of
factitious disorders varies but is generally better for those with few coexisting psychiatric diagnoses as compared to those with many mental health problems.
Phillips, Somatoform and
Factitious Disorders 116 (2001) (concerning the misdiagnosis of conversion disorder).
Jamieson denied the killing and blamed Nichola, 29,claiming she was suffering from post-natal depression or
factitious disorder by proxy, where a mother tries to get attention by harming her child.
Another condition causing parents to feel they are disbelieved may be provider scrutiny; Munchhausen by proxy or
factitious disorder may be present.
S., who had been labeled by child protective services as "
factitious disorder by proxy, not otherwise specified." She had no idea what it meant, but needed me to establish whether this was a legitimate assessment.
MSP is classified as
factitious disorder by proxy in Appendix B of the DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association, 2000).
Untangling the Web of Munchausen Syndrome, Munchausen by Proxy, Malingering and
Factitious Disorder. New York, N.Y: Brunner-Routledge; 2004