FACTITIOUS DISORDERS

FACTITIOUS DISORDER

Factitious Disorder is a condition wherein a person may think or act like they have a physical and mental illness in which they exaggerate and sometimes give a false impression on a condition. Its possible cause is trauma, or it may be depression, but the potential causes for this disorder hasn’t been defined yet. This person might have unresolved problems or issues or is trying to reenact or to cope up with trauma. Also, this condition can be influenced by issues with friends and family who may have the same habitual behaviour or chronic condition.

This condition is considered similar to mental illness because these people generally have severe emotional difficulties and other stressful situations. This individual may also feel like they are desperate for attention.

SYMPTOMS

Symptoms of a factitious disorder may include the folowing

  • Inconsistent and dramatic medical history
  • Amenable to be brought or to have medical tests, operations, or other procedures
  • Denying of psychological evaluation or psychiatric assessment
  • Unwilling reluctanceby the patient to cooperate with healthcare professionals or to talk to them
  • Has a record of seeking treatment at clinics, hospitals, doctors offices and possibly even in different cities

DIAGNOSIS

Diagnosing factitious disorder is quite hard or difficult because of their habitual lying. Therefore some doctors rule out other physical and mental illnesses of the patient before diagnosing this disorder.

 

TREATMENT

If doctors have ruled out other physical and mental health problems, they may refer the patient to a psychiatrist or a psychologist because they have the capacity or knowledge abut helping people having this condition. They evaluate patients by doing a through medical and psychiatric interview and other assessment tools for them to know the real situation, then they base the findings on how this individual’s behaviour is related to physical or mental illnesses.

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