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Factitious disorder

disorder
SNOMED 50705009CUI C0015480

Overview

Source: MedlinePlus.gov, National Library of Medicine. Not a substitute for medical advice.

Research Evidence

Peer-reviewed studies linked via MeSH term "Factitious Disorders" from the MEDLINE/PubMed database.

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Dopamine dysregulation syndrome in non-Parkinson's disease patients: a systematic review.
[object Object], [object Object] · Australas Psychiatry · 2019
PMID: 31032624Meta-Analysis
Gardner-Diamond syndrome: a systematic review of treatment options for a rare psychodermatological disorder.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Int J Dermatol · 2019
PMID: 30238440Meta-Analysis
The perpetrators of medical child abuse (Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy) - A systematic review of 796 cases.
[object Object], [object Object] · Child Abuse Negl · 2017
PMID: 28750264Meta-Analysis
[Pseudodementia, what are we talking about? Part II: From Stertz to Alzheimer: A psychogenic disease after trauma].
[object Object], [object Object] · Encephale · 2015
PMID: 25439856Meta-Analysis
Detection of feigned mental disorders: a meta-analysis of the MMPI-2 and malingering.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Assessment · 2003
PMID: 12801188Meta-Analysis
Orthopaedic deception: when psychiatric disorders mimic musculoskeletal conditions.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Int Orthop · 2025
PMID: 39648183Review
Psychosocial and Psychodynamic Considerations Informing Factitious Disorder.
[object Object], [object Object] · Psychodyn Psychiatry · 2023
PMID: 36867181Review
[Suspected factitious disorder: identifying self-inflicted wounds in plastic surgery].
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] · Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir · 2022
PMID: 35419782Review
The factitious/malingering continuum and its burden on public health costs: a review and experience in an Italian neurology setting.
[object Object], [object Object], [object Object] et al. · Neurol Sci · 2021
PMID: 34346017ReviewFull text (PMC)

Quick Facts

SNOMED CT
50705009
UMLS CUI
C0015480
Fully Specified Name
Factitious disorder (disorder)
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Diagnostic Biomarkers
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