Canadian Medical Guide > Psychiatry and Psychology > Mental Disorders > Factitious Disorders Terms and Definitions




Factitious Disorders

Medical Definition: Disorders characterized by physical or psychological symptoms that are not real, genuine, or natural.
Guide Notes: differentiate from SOMATOFORM DISORDERS: factitious are phys or psychol sympt under voluntary control, somatoform are phys sympt linked to psychol factors but not under voluntary control
Also Called: Pseudodementia,Pseudopsychosis,Ganser Syndrome
Factitious Disorders Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Munchausen Syndrome - A factitious disorder characterized by habitual presentation for hospital treatment of an apparent acute illness, the patient giving a plausible and dramatic history, all of which is false.

Factitious Disorders Medical Definitions and Terms

CANADIAN MEDICAL GUIDE

Thank you for visiting Canadian Medical Guide .com





Wildlife On Video »

Canadian Medical Guide Canada's Great Outdoors
Tour Canadian Rockies »
Book Banff »
Book Jasper »
Maligne Lake Boat Cruise »
Banff Gondola »
Hike Jasper »
Jasper Columbia Icefield »
Hike Johnston Canyon »
Golden Skybridge »
Lake Minnewanka Boat Cruise »
Columbia Icefields Skywalk »