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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with short description, Factitious disorders, Forensic psychology, Psychopathological syndromes, Webarchive template archiveis links
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Munchausen's syndrome  Munchausen syndrome  Münchausen syndrome  factitious disorder imposed on self  Fabricated Illness
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Syndrome consisting of feigning acute and dramatic illness for which no clinical evidence is ever found WordNet 3.0
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Syndrome consisting of feigning acute and dramatic illness for which no clinical evidence is ever found WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Factitious disorder imposed on self, also known as Munchausen syndrome, is a factitious disorder in which those affected feign or induce disease, illness, injury, abuse, or psychological trauma to draw attention, sympathy, or reassurance to themselves. Wikipedia
Psychiatric factitious disorder Wikidata
A psychiatric disorder in which a person feigns illness or psychological trauma in order to garner attention or sympathy. Wiktionary
A psychiatric disorder. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
syndrome
factitious disorder
DIFFERENT FROM
Munchausen syndrome by proxy
DISCOVERER OR INVENTOR
Richard Asher
HEALTH SPECIALTY
psychiatry
psychology
NAMED AFTER
Munchhausen
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Munchausen's syndrome, Munchausen syndrome
Wikipedia
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factitious disorder imposed on self
Wikidata
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Münchausen syndrome
Wiktionary
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Münchausen syndrome
Wikipedia Redirections
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cybermunch, Fabricated Illness, Fabricated illness, Fake disease, Fake disorder, Fake disorder imposed on self, Fake illness, Faking disease, Faking disorder, Faking disorders, faking illness, Feigned disease, Feigned disorder, Feigned illness, Induced illness, Induced Illness, Muenchausen's syndrome, Muenchausen syndrome, Muenchhausen's, Muenchhausen's syndrome, Muenchhausen syndrome, Munchausen's, Munchausen's syndrome, Munchausen by Internet, Munchausen syndrome, Munchausen syndrome by internet, Munchausen Syndrome by internet, Munchausens syndrome, Munchausen’s Syndrome, Munchhausen's, Munchhausen's syndrome, Munchhausen syndrome, Münchausen's syndrome, Münchausen by Internet, Münchausen syndrome, Münchausen Syndrome by internet, Münchhausen's, Münchhausen's syndrome, Münchhausen syndrome, Virtual factitious disorder
Wikidata Alias
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Drew Stanley Syndrome, hospital addiction syndrome, hospital hopper syndrome, Munchausen syndrome, thick chart syndrome

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