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08-04-2006, 04:30 PM
34 year old woman purposefully makes herself sick in order to be admitted to the hospital, what is the most likely diagnosis?
A. major depression B. somatization disorder C. Munchausen syndrome D. obsessive-compulsive disorder
08-04-2006, 05:10 PM
Persons with Munchausen syndrome intentionally cause signs and symptoms of an illness or injury by inflicting medical harm to their body, often to the point of having to be hospitalized. These persons are sometimes eager to undergo invasive medical interventions. They are also known to move from doctor to doctor, hospital to hospital, or town to town to find a new audience once they have exhausted the workup and treatment options available in a given medical setting. Persons with Munchausen syndrome may also make false claims about their accomplishments, credentials, relations to famous persons, etc.
A related condition, called Munchausen by proxy syndrome, refers to a caregiver who fakes symptoms by causing injury to someone else, often a child, and then wants to be with that person in a hospital or similar medical setting. |
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