loading...| Preferred Name |
factitious disorder |
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| Synonyms |
Munchausen syndrome |
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| Definitions |
A category of psychiatric disorders which are characterized by physical or psychological symptoms that are intentionally produced in order to assume the sick role; there is no external incentive for the behavior, such as economic gain or avoiding legal responsibility, and the person is unaware of any self-motivating factors. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0002103 |
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| has_exact_synonym |
Munchausen syndrome |
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| label |
factitious disorder |
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| prefixIRI |
MONDO:0002103 |
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| prefLabel |
factitious disorder |
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| textual definition |
A category of psychiatric disorders which are characterized by physical or psychological symptoms that are intentionally produced in order to assume the sick role; there is no external incentive for the behavior, such as economic gain or avoiding legal responsibility, and the person is unaware of any self-motivating factors. |
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