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Problem
Fictitious disorders
Other Names:
Intentional feigning of physical symptoms
Intentional feigning of psychological symptoms
Broader Problems:
Mental illness
Related Problems:
Penis envy
Body dysmorphic disorder
Subthreshold mental disorders
Secrecy of medical facts and records
Aggravates:
Unnecessary health system referrals
Subject(s):
Medicine
→
Diagnosis
Medicine
→
Pathology
Psychology
→
Psychology
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems
Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST