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Factitious disorders in civil litigation: twenty cases illustrating the spectrum of abnormal illness-affirming behavior.
Full Abstract
Physical symptoms are commonly alleged in civil litigation. In some instances these symptoms are originally produced by psychological factors and antedate the alleged injury being claimed as a tort. These cases reflect abnormal illness-affirming behavior. Factitious physical disorders represent a special category of these individuals because they produce their signs and symptoms consciously. This article reviews common features of 20 cases of factitious disorder in which the patients were involved in civil litigation. Attention to these factors can facilitate differential diagnosis, which can lead to improved understanding of causation and appropriate clinical interventions. The authors discuss how the actions of such individuals often shift along the entire spectrum of abnormal illness-affirming behavior over time.
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Author information
Author/s: Eisendrath, Stuart J (SJ); McNiel, Dale E (DE);
Affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. stuarte(-atsign-)lppi.ucscf.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article
Journal: The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (J Am Acad Psychiatry Law), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-; vol 30 (issue 3) : pp 391-9
Dates: Created 2002/10/16; Completed 2003/02/24; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12380419, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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Comments and Corrections
CommentIn: J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2003;31(3):394-5. (PMID: 14584542)
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