Citation

Kerns LL. Psychiatry 1986; 49(1): 13-17.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1986, Guilford Publications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3704020

Abstract

Several types of falsification may be encountered in the clinical setting, including lies, pseudologia fantastica, delusions and confabulations. I will review these phenomena in the psychopathology literature and propose five criteria to facilitate classification of a falsification. I will then present case histories that illustrate the relationship between the type of falsification and the clinical psychiatric diagnosis.

Language: en