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The Münchausen Syndrome as a Psychiatric Condition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

L. Cheng  and
L. Hummel
L. Cheng
Affiliation:
The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
L. Hummel
Affiliation:
Kingston Psychiatric Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Summary

In this presentation of two cases it is suggested that many Münchausen syndrome patients present with psychiatric symptoms. This syndrome, however, should be differentiated from other clinical psychiatric conditions.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 133 , Issue 1 , July 1978 , pp. 20 - 21
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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