Psychiatr. praxi 2018; 19(1): 35-38 | DOI: 10.36290/psy.2018.010

Factitious disorder

MUDr. Birgita Slováčková, Ph.D.1, Mgr. Rastislav Žirko1, doc. MUDr. Ladislav Slováček, Ph.D.2
1 Psychiatrická klinika, Fakultní nemocnice a Lékařská fakulta UK Hradec Králové
2 Ordinace praktického lékaře pro dospělé, Poliklinika IV Hradec Králové

For a factitious disorder, the patient pretends to be symptomatic, aggravates, or self-inflicted. Unlike the simulation it does notdo it for consciously good reasons. The primary goal is to get medical attention and interest in others. The authors describe thecase of a young woman with serious facial disorder. They point to the complexity of more accurate diagnostics in patients withmultiple or severe somatic symptoms that are not sufficiently explained by current medical practices.

Keywords: factitious disorder, medically unexplained symptoms

Published: April 10, 2018  Show citation

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Slováčková B, Žirko R, Slováček L. Factitious disorder. Psychiatr. praxi. 2018;19(1):35-38. doi: 10.36290/psy.2018.010.
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