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. 1991 Dec;155(11-12):772-5.

Factitious patients with fictitious disorders: a note on Munchausen's syndrome

G Parker  1 , E Barrett
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  • PMID: 1822976

Factitious patients with fictitious disorders: a note on Munchausen's syndrome

G Parker et al. Med J Aust. 1991 Dec.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE OURS: To review historical aspects and note several contemporary manifestations of the Munchausen syndrome, including "Munchausen by proxy" and "pseudo-Munchausen", to offer our respect to the infamous McIIroy (the quintessential example), as well as to encourage interest and assuage irritation by medical attendants. THEIRS: Impatient to be patients, dying to see doctors, hooked on hospitals, and seeking "ill" gotten gains, they thrive on medical investigations.

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