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Pseudoadolescent Munchausen syndrome.

A Shaner1, S Eth

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, VA Medical Center-West Los Angeles, CA 90073.

Comprehensive Psychiatry
|November 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary
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This study presents two young adult cases of Munchausen syndrome, a condition previously unreported in adolescents. The individuals feigned adolescence, exhibiting both psychological and physical factitious symptoms.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Adolescent Medicine
  • Psychopathology

Background:

  • Munchausen syndrome is a rare psychiatric disorder characterized by the intentional production or feigning of physical or psychological symptoms.
  • Adolescent cases of Munchausen syndrome have not been previously documented in medical literature.