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Factitious patients with fictitious disorders: a note on Munchausen's syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1822976     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE OURS: To review historical aspects and note several contemporary manifestations of the Munchausen syndrome, including "Munchausen by proxy" and "pseudo-Munchausen", to offer our respect to the infamous McIIroy (the quintessential example), as well as to encourage interest and assuage irritation by medical attendants. THEIRS: Impatient to be patients, dying to see doctors, hooked on hospitals, and seeking "ill" gotten gains, they thrive on medical investigations.
Authors:
G Parker; E Barrett
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Biography; Historical Article; Journal Article; Portraits    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Medical journal of Australia     Volume:  155     ISSN:  0025-729X     ISO Abbreviation:  Med. J. Aust.     Publication Date:    1991 Dec 2-16
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1992-01-16     Completed Date:  1992-01-16     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0400714     Medline TA:  Med J Aust     Country:  AUSTRALIA    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  772-5     Citation Subset:  IM; Q    
Affiliation:
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Kensington.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Famous Persons*
Germany
History, 18th Century
History, 20th Century
Humans
London
Malingering / diagnosis
Munchausen Syndrome / diagnosis,  history*,  psychology
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy / diagnosis,  history,  psychology
Personal Name Subject
Personal Name Subject:
H K von Munchhausen; McIlroy
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Med J Aust. 1992 Apr 6;156(7):507   [PMID:  1556981 ]
Med J Aust. 1992 Apr 6;156(7):507-8   [PMID:  1556982 ]
Med J Aust. 1992 Mar 2;156(5):368   [PMID:  1588889 ]

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