Dec 18, 2024 · Factitious disorder, previously called Munchausen syndrome, is a serious mental health condition in which people deceive others by pretending to be sick. They do this by faking symptoms, …

Factitious disorders are a group of mental health conditions where you appear sick, make someone else appear sick or purposefully create symptoms of a condition to receive care.

Jan 2, 2023 · Factitious disorder is an inherently secretive disorder, and thus, many patients go undiagnosed and untreated. These patients may present to nearly any specialty.

A factitious disorder is a mental disorder in which a person, without a malingering motive, acts as if they have an illness by deliberately producing, feigning, or exaggerating symptoms, purely to attain (for …

Nov 2, 2021 · Factitious disorder, previously referred to as Munchausen syndrome, is a condition in which an individual deceives others by appearing ill, impaired, or injured. This can involve faking,...

Aug 27, 2024 · 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.

Jun 29, 2023 · Factitious disorder, previously known as Munchausen syndrome, is a mental condition in which a person intentionally produces or falsifies symptoms of physical or mental illness. They don’t …

Aug 17, 2025 · Factitious disorder is a behavioral disorder characterized by the intentional production/feigning of physical and/or psychological signs and/or symptoms in the absence of clear …

Oct 27, 2018 · Factitious disorder is a psychiatric condition in which individuals deliberately falsify or induce symptoms of illness without obvious external incentives. The primary motivation is generally...

Factitious disorder is a serious mental disorder in which someone deceives others by appearing sick, by purposely getting sick or by self-injury. Factitious disorder also can happen when family members or …