Clinical literature on factitious disorders and Munchausen syndrome demonstrates that individuals can indeed feign or induce mental and physical illness to secure medical attention, sympathy, or other psychological gains.
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Munchausen Syndrome Presented as Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review.
2025 · cited by 1
Paper 2 discusses Munchausen syndrome and factitious disorders where patients deliberately fabricate or induce symptoms to gain medical attention.
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Münchausen syndrome by proxy: a literary review and a reminder for every health care professional.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 6 details how Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another involves caregivers fabricating illness primarily to achieve psychological gains like attention and sympathy.
Case Report: Area of focus - involuntary admission for severe Factitious Disorder imposed on self.
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Paper 10 outlines clinical challenges in diagnosing Factitious Disorder, confirming patients intentionally produce deceptive symptoms.
Factitious Conjunctivitis: A Great Imposter With Compelling Evidence.
2025 · cited by 0
Paper 11 describes factitious illnesses where patients consciously produce symptoms or outward manifestations of ill health.