Pseudologia fantastica and factitious disorder: review of the literature and a case report.
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Pseudologia fantastica is sparsely defined in the psychiatric literature, and has not been reviewed in the English-language psychiatric literature since 1988. To redefine the role of pseudologia fantastica in factitious disorder, the case of a 56-year-old man with factitious disorder is discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Comprehensive psychiatry
دوره 40 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999