Factitious injury of an extremity: a Munchausen variant.

Autor: Yinnon AM; Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel., Zandman-Goddard G, Moreb J, Fisch RZ, Abraham AS
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American family physician [Am Fam Physician] 1988 Jun; Vol. 37 (6), pp. 187-91.
Abstrakt: Self-induced injury of one or more of the extremities may represent a distinct variety of Munchausen syndrome. The nature of the injury may be infectious, dermatologic or orthopedic. The mechanism may be secondary gain or another unconscious motivation that causes a craving for attention. In many cases, the underlying psychopathology is personality disorder.
Databáze: MEDLINE