Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2004; 2: 63-67

Münchhausenův syndrom

MUDr. Ing. Aleš Urban, MUDr. Jiří Masopust
Psychiatrická klinika LF UK a FN Hradec Králové

Keywords: Münchhausen´s syndrome, factitious disorder.

Published: December 31, 2004  Show citation

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Urban A, Masopust J. Münchhausenův syndrom. Psychiatr. praxi. 2004;9(2):63-67.

Münchhausenův syndrom je behaviorální komplex, ve kterém pacienti smýšlejí svá anamnestická data a předstírají tělesné nebo duševní příznaky za účelem hospitalizace. Shrnujeme historii, symptomatiku, diferenciální diagnostiku a možnosti léčby Münchhausenova syndromu. Souhrn literatury je doplněn vlastní klinickou zkušeností. Je popsána kazuistika Münchhausenova syndromu.

Münchhausen´s syndrome

Münchhausen´s syndrome is a behavioral complex in which patients feign their history and physical or psychical symptoms, and seek a hospital admission. We sum up the history, symptoms, differential diagnosis, and treatment possibillities of Münchhausen´s syndrome. The review of the literature is accompanied by our own clinical experience. We present one case of the Münchahusen´s syndrome.

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