Case reports Case 1 A 46 years old, single, unemployed man, presented to the hospital complaining of sleeping disturbances (insomnia, nightmares), loss of appetite and recurrent depressive thoughts which began two months before, soon after his mother's [priory.com]

Case reports Case 1 A 46 years old, single, unemployed man, presented to the hospital complaining of sleeping disturbances (insomnia, nightmares), loss of appetite and recurrent depressive thoughts which began two months before, soon after his mother's [priory.com]

Drugs or chemicals are found in the child's urine, blood, or stool. Exams and Tests To diagnose Munchausen syndrome by proxy, providers have to see the clues. [mountsinai.org]

Agoraphobia 184 Models of Fear Reduction 192 Anxiety 201 Epidemiology 205 Summary and Conclusions 218 Multiple Personality 231 Atypical Dissociative Disorder 238 Summary and Conclusion 246 Classification 253 Theories 260 Research 271 Motor Disorders 279 Bruxism [books.google.com]

In the last 10 years there has been increased interest in deception in medical practice, with specific focus on pathological lying and the diagnostic dilemmas in this field: specifically, how to differentiate between hysteria, factitious disorders, and [oxfordmedicine.com]

Hyler E.S, Spitzer R.L. (1978): Hysteria split asunder. Am. J. of Psychiatry 135:1500-1504. Nicholson S.D., Roberts G.A. (1994): Patients who (need to) tell stories. Brit. J. of Hospital Med. 51:546-549. [priory.com]

In conversion disorder (previously called hysteria), a neurological deficit appears with no organic cause. The patient, again, is truly experiencing the symptoms and signs and has no intention to deceive. [en.wikipedia.org]

It was the observation of conversion disorder (then known as “hysteria”) that first led Sigmund Freud to become interested in the psychological aspects of illness in his work with Jean-Martin Charcot. [open.lib.umn.edu]

Its relationship to malingering, hysteria, and the physician-patient relationship. [link.springer.com]

However, even in situations where patients are caught “red-handed,” there may be an impressive level of denial with patients going so far as to assert that events never actually took place. [primarypsychiatry.com]

Such denials are sometimes contradicted by surgical scars, by other evidence from the physical examination, or by laboratory, radiologic, or other test findings that suggest a significant medical or surgical history (eg, the presence of benign surgical [emedicine.medscape.com]

This form of treatment can be unsuccessful if the family is uncooperative or displays signs of denial and/or antisocial disorder. Psychotherapy is another method used to treat the disorder. [en.wikipedia.org]

However, as no clear structured methods are available to diagnose the FD and no clear guidelines are available to confront, precautionary methods need to be taken to avoid untoward outcomes like absconding and denial for follow-up. [ijpm.info]

Commonly presented clinical problems include hallucinations, depression, suicidal ideation, dissociative symptoms, and amnesia. Factitious disorders can cause serious morbidity and mortality. [scopemed.org]

ideation with a plan to walk into traffic. [primarypsychiatry.com]

Bethany had been seen once by a psychologist in early adolescence for suicidal ideation, but could not remember any specific mental health diagnosis. [ahcmedia.com]

Patient C: Factitious Disorder with Predominantly Psychological Signs and Symptoms Patient C, a 38-year-old male, presented complaining of a 3–4-month history of depressed mood, poor energy, difficulty sleeping, poor appetite, psychomotor retardation, [primarypsychiatry.com]

The patient also freely reported a psychiatric history with multiple diagnoses, including bipolar disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, a history of anorexia nervosa, and Asperger’s syndrome [primarypsychiatry.com]

No objective signs (blocking, insomnia, speech disorders) were noted. During hospitalisation we noted frequent changes in symptomatology unrelated to medication. Once again, medical records were very informative. [priory.com]

) thumb-sucking ( F98.8 ) tic disorders (in childhood and adolescence) ( F95.- ) Tourette's syndrome ( F95.2 ) trichotillomania ( F63.3 ) ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To F68.1 F65.8 Other paraphilias F65.9 Paraphilia, unspecified F66 Other sexual disorders [icd10data.com]