munchausen syndrome

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is the feigning of disease, illness, or psychological trauma to draw attention, sympathy, or reassurance to themselves.

Munchausen syndrome is a psychiatric factitious disorder wherein those affected feign disease, illness, or psychological trauma to draw attention, sympathy, or reassurance to themselves. Munchausen syndrome fits within the subclass of factitious disorder with predominantly physical signs and symptoms, but patients also have a history of recurrent hospitalization, travelling, and dramatic, extremely improbable tales of their past experiences. (wikipedia)

munchausen syndrome, n.All

munchausen syndrome