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[A case of factitious mourning]

L Chaine1, F Chaine, J Marble

  • 1Service de Psychiatrie, Hôpital Desgenettes, Lyon Cedex.

Annales Medico-Psychologiques
|June 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

This case study examines a 22-year-old soldier with factitious disorders, including factitious mourning and Ganser's syndrome. It reviews current literature and diagnostic challenges for these rare conditions.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Neuroscience
  • Medical Psychology

Background:

  • Factitious disorders present complex diagnostic challenges.
  • Ganser's syndrome is a rare dissociative disorder characterized by approximate answers.
  • Factitious mourning, a subtype of factitious disorder, involves feigning grief.