Factitious disorder imposed on self

A disorder characterized by falsification of physical or psychological signs and symptoms, or induction of injury or disease, in the absence of obvious external rewards. The individual presents themselves to others as ill, impaired, or injured. Also known as Munchausen syndrome.

Symptoms

• Falsification of medical symptoms (fabricated or exaggerated) (also: falsification of symptoms, fabricated symptoms, feigned illness, exaggerated medical complaints, simulated disease)
• Self-induction of signs of disease (injury, contamination) (also: self-induced disease, self-inflicted wounds, deliberate self-contamination, self-induced infection, Munchausen syndrome)
• Deceptive presentation to healthcare providers (also: deceptive presentation to doctors, misleading medical staff, falsified medical history, lying about symptoms, deceiving healthcare providers)
• Behavior present even without external rewards (also: no financial gain, no external incentive, deception is primary motivation, not malingering, no secondary gain from deception)
• Pattern of seeking medical investigations and procedures (also: hospital addiction, repeated hospitalisations, doctor shopping, seeking unnecessary procedures, peregrinating patient)
• Dramatic presentation, detailed medical knowledge (also: dramatic medical history, medical sophistication, detailed false history, pseudologia fantastica, elaborate fabrications)

Differential diagnosis

When diagnosing Factitious disorder imposed on self, the following ICD-11 disorders should be considered in the differential diagnosis:

• Zaburzenie z przeczosami (6B25.1)

Synonyms and related terms

falsification of symptoms, fabricated symptoms, feigned illness, exaggerated medical complaints, simulated disease, self-induced disease, self-inflicted wounds, deliberate self-contamination, self-induced infection, Munchausen syndrome, deceptive presentation to doctors, misleading medical staff, falsified medical history, lying about symptoms, deceiving healthcare providers, no financial gain, no external incentive, deception is primary motivation, not malingering, no secondary gain from deception, hospital addiction, repeated hospitalisations, doctor shopping, seeking unnecessary procedures, peregrinating patient, dramatic medical history, medical sophistication, detailed false history, pseudologia fantastica, elaborate fabrications

Frequently asked questions

What are the symptoms of Factitious disorder imposed on self?

Symptoms associated with Factitious disorder imposed on self (ICD-11 6D50) include: Falsification of medical symptoms (fabricated or exaggerated), Self-induction of signs of disease (injury, contamination), Deceptive presentation to healthcare providers, Behavior present even without external rewards, Pattern of seeking medical investigations and procedures, Dramatic presentation, detailed medical knowledge.

What disorders are in the differential diagnosis of Factitious disorder imposed on self?

The differential diagnosis of Factitious disorder imposed on self (6D50) includes: Zaburzenie z przeczosami (6B25.1).

WHO ICD-11 source

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