Factitious disorder on an inpatient psychiatry ward

Robert J Gregory; Shefali Jindal

doi:10.1037/0002-9432.76.1.31

Factitious disorder on an inpatient psychiatry ward

Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2006 Jan;76(1):31-6. doi: 10.1037/0002-9432.76.1.31.

Authors

Robert J Gregory¹, Shefali Jindal

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry, State University of New York Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA. gregoryr@upstate.edu

PMID: 16569124
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.76.1.31

Abstract

The authors present 6 cases of factitious disorder seen on a general adult inpatient psychiatry unit of a university hospital. They review the clinical features of this disorder and suggest that factitious disorder is much more prevalent among psychiatric inpatients than is commonly recognized. Strategies to assist in the diagnosis and management this disorder are detailed.

MeSH terms

Adult
Factitious Disorders / epidemiology*
Factitious Disorders / psychology*
Factitious Disorders / rehabilitation
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Munchausen Syndrome / epidemiology
Munchausen Syndrome / psychology
Munchausen Syndrome / rehabilitation
Prevalence
Psychiatric Department, Hospital*
Somatoform Disorders / epidemiology
Somatoform Disorders / psychology
Somatoform Disorders / rehabilitation