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Munchhausen patients in general hospitals--Clinical features and treatment approaches in C-L psychiatry settings
Authors:Rothenhäusler Hans-Bernd  Kapfhammer Hans-Peter
Institution:Psychiatrische Klinik und Poliklinik der LMU München, Germany. rothenh@psy.med.uni-muenchen.de
Abstract:Factitious disorders have been reported in 0.5 - 1 % of general hospital patients. It often takes several years until the disorder is detected. During this period, enormous health care cost can arise not least out of iatrogenic self-induced mutilations and related secondary somatic complications. Apart from surgeons and physicians, consultation-liaison (C-L) psychiatrists are particularly called on to diagnose factitious disorders at an early stage in order to avoid unnecessary diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, treatment dropout and doctor shopping. This article gives an overview of clinical features and treatment approaches in C-L psychiatry settings.
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