1.
Gen Hosp Psychiatry
; 20(1): 48-51, 1998 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9506254
ABSTRACT
We describe two women who, over a period of years, feigned the loss of both vision and hearing. Their principal motive appeared to be pursuit of the sick role, though each acquired disability payments as well. A face-saving intervention sharply reduced the alleged hearing deficits in one case; the other patient precipitously left treatment. A broad range of permutations of factitious disorder has been reported, but these appear to be the first published cases of factitious deafblindness.
Subject(s)
Blindness/psychology , Deafness/psychology , Factitious Disorders/psychology , Sick Role , Adult , Blindness/diagnosis , Blindness/rehabilitation , Deafness/diagnosis , Deafness/rehabilitation , Diagnosis, Differential , Factitious Disorders/diagnosis , Factitious Disorders/rehabilitation , Female , Humans , Middle Aged , Motivation , Patient Care Team , Patient Dropouts/psychology , Personality Assessment
2.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 115(6): 584-5, 1996 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8969769
Subject(s)
Cochlear Implants , Ethics, Medical , Choice Behavior , Deafness/rehabilitation , Humans , Sign Language
3.
Ann N Y Acad Sci
; 630: 308-9, 1991.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1952616
