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What are factitious disorders?
Mental illness describes abnormal cognitive or emotional patterns related to how
a person thinks, feels, acts, and/or relates to others and his or her
surroundings. Factitious disorders are mental disorders in which a pe... |
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What is Ganser syndrome?
Ganser syndrome is a type of factitious disorder, a mental illness in which
a person acts as if he or she has a physical or mental illness when in truth, he or she
has caused the symptoms. People with factitious disorders act t... |
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What is Munchausen syndrome?
Munchausen syndrome is a type of factitious disorder, or mental illness, in
which a person repeatedly acts as if he or she has a physical or mental disorder
when, in truth, they have caused the symptoms. People with fac... |
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What is Munchausen syndrome by proxy?
Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSP), a type of factitious disorder, is a
mental illness in which a person acts as if an individual he or she is caring
for has a physical or mental illness when the person is not rea... |
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