Preferred Name |
Factitious Disorder |
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Synonyms |
Factitious Disorder |
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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://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C92198 |
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code |
C92198 |
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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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FULL_SYN |
Factitious Disorder |
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label |
Factitious Disorder |
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Preferred_Name |
Factitious Disorder |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C92198 |
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Semantic_Type |
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0015480 |
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subClassOf |