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Pain
; 35(1): 91-94, 1988 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3200602
ABSTRACT
A factitious disorder is one that has been fabricated or simulated by the patient. Münchausen syndrome is a subtype of factitious disorder. This syndrome has not previously been described in relationship to chronic pain/chronic pain treatment units. Such a patient is presented, and the clues to the identification of this syndrome within chronic pain patients are presented.