Dear Doctor: What is the history of Munchausen syndrome, and how is it treated?

ANSWER: Factitious disorder, sometimes called Munchausen syndrome after the 18th century German nobleman Baron Karl Friedrich ...

Dr. Roach: Addressing factitious disorder, aka Munchausen syndrome

Could you address Munchausen syndrome and how to treat a person who might have it? What causes the constant talk about real ...
Tribune Chronicle

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Helping those who fake illness is difficult

Could you address Munchausen syndrome and how to treat a person who might have it? What causes the constant talk about ...
Psychology Today

Factitious Disorder (Munchausen Syndrome)

Factitious disorder, previously referred to as Munchausen syndrome, is a condition in which an individual deceives others by appearing ill, impaired, or injured. This can involve faking, purposely ...
Ars Technica

Diagnosing deception: How doctors solved a woman’s dramatically faked condition

Diagnosing medical conditions is not easy. Patients can have nondescript symptoms that could point to common problems as easily as rare or poorly understood ones. They can sprinkle in irrelevant ...
Altoona Mirror

Addressing Munchausen syndrome

Could you address Munchausen syndrome and how to treat a person who might have it? What causes the constant talk about real or imagined illnesses, and is there a treatment for it? — Anon. Answer: ...