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Munchausen Syndrome as a Suicide Equivalent: Abolition of Syndrome by Psychotherapy
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1987
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PsychotherapyPsychological Co-morbiditiesMental HealthPsychologySocial SciencesClinical PsychologyPsychoanalytic PsychotherapyPsychiatrySuicide EquivalentMunchausen SyndromePsychodynamicNursingSuicideSelf-induced DiseasesCultural PsychiatryMedicineSuicidal EquivalentPsychopathologyPost-traumatic Stress Disorder
This article presents a case of self-induced diseases (Munchausen syndrome), among them a very dangerous cardiac condition. The psychotherapeutic process is described, through which the Munchausen behavior was effectively abolished. It is suggested that Munchausen syndrome may be a suicidal equivalent.