Psychiatria pre prax 2/2004
Münchhausen´s syndrome
Münchhausen´s syndrome is a behavioral complex in which patients feign their history and physical or psychical symptoms, and seek a hospital admission. We sum up the history, symptoms, differential diagnosis, and treatment possibillities of Münchhausen´s syndrome. The review of the literature is accompanied by our own clinical experience. We present one case of the Münchahusen´s syndrome.
Keywords: Münchhausen´s syndrome, factitious disorder.
