Factitious disorder, previously referred to as Munchausen syndrome, is a condition in which an individual deceives others by appearing ill, impaired, or injured. This can involve faking, purposely ...

April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month, and it got me wondering how aware practitioners are of atypical child abuse. I recently came across the mere second clear incident of it in my 20-year ...

We report the case of a young female patient who self-induced a chronic keratoconjunctivitis by inserting tissue paper and cotton wool into her conjunctival fornices. A 17-year-old woman was referred ...

People feign illness for so many reasons. Sometimes it could be a good excuse to avoid an event such as a party or a test. Most of the time, this feigning won't involve extreme exaggeration of ...

A psychological and case breakdown of Kendra Licari, the so‑called digital “daughter‑stalker.” We explore whether her ...

Ms. A's alleged Usher syndrome was discovered to be factitious because of profound, otherwise inexplicable inconsistencies in her report on repeated interviews, and between her claims and objective ...

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is a free woman. The child abuse victim who in 2016 was sentenced for her involvement in her mother's murder was released from Chillicothe Correctional Center in Chillicothe, ...

Examination: The patient was “entirely focused on physical symptoms…easily distractible…and manipulative.” She stated and implied that the physicians’ questions regarding the neurologic nature of her ...

The patient presented with complaints of increased muscle tone in her back muscles and the right side of her body starting in adolescence. While the term “Munchausen syndrome” is still commonly used, ...

Blanchard received a 10-year sentence after being convincted along with then-boyfriend Nicholas Godejohn of murdering her mother Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, a case that made national headlines and ...