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Diseases

Factitious Disorders

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 symptoms can range from mild (slight exaggeration of symptoms) to severe (previously called munchausen syndrome).

SYMPTOMS

  • Exaggerating existing symptoms. Even when an actual medical or psychological condition exists, they may exaggerate symptoms to appear sicker or more impaired than is true.
  • Making up histories.
  • Faking symptoms.
  • Causing self-harm.
  • Tampering.

CAUSES

People with factitious disorder make up symptoms or cause illnesses in several ways, such as: exaggerating existing symptoms. Even when an actual medical or psychological condition exists, they may exaggerate symptoms to appear sicker or more impaired than is true. Making up histories.

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