factitious disorder

American  

noun

Psychiatry.

1. any of various syndromes, as Münchausen syndrome, characterized by physical or psychological symptoms intentionally produced by a person and under voluntary control.

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Example Sentences

Experts believes Munchausen by Internet has similar origins and motives as other forms of factitious disorder, which is thought to involve both biological and psychological factors.

From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2016

According to one study on factitious disorder, half of patients also had borderline personality disorder, while a third showed signs of narcissistic personality disorder.

From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2016

Because of his specialization in factitious disorder, Feldman hears from both victims and perpetrators of Munchausen by Internet.

From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2016

A 2007 survey of 109 doctors in the journal Psychosomatics reported the frequency of factitious disorder among their patients to be around 1.3 percent.

From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2016

“The heroic image that cancer survivors increasingly have is attractive to factitious disorder patients,” Marc Feldman writes in his book scholarly Playing Sick.

From The Guardian • Feb. 18, 2016