Citation

Ishak WW, Rasyidi E, Saah T, Vasa M, Ettekal A, Fan A. Prim. Psychiatry 2010; 17(9): 40-43.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, MBL Communications)

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Abstract

In the clinical setting, factitious disorder is often mistaken for malingering or somatoform disorders. Three cases of factitious disorder with physical, psychological, and combined symptoms are reported. Comparing these patients may help facilitate identification of factitious disorder, especially with improving recognition in patients who are high utilizers of acute medical and psychiatric services. A high level of suspicion regarding the diagnosis of factitious disorder is needed, especially in cases with frequent utilizers of emergency room and inpatient services, atypical presentations, and negative diagnostic results. © MBL Communications Inc.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; female; male; case report; bipolar disorder; prevalence; suicide attempt; anorexia nervosa; posttraumatic stress disorder; Asperger syndrome; article; medical service; psychological aspect; symptomatology; citalopram; mental health service; panic; emergency ward; hospital patient; computer assisted tomography; diagnostic test; lamotrigine; recognition; attention deficit disorder; health care utilization; obsessive compulsive disorder; factitious disease; diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders; malingering; somatoform disorder; bedtime dosage