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Munchausen syndrome medication?
Treatment is a bit complicated for this disease as there is no proper therapy which is geared towards treating the condition. Even though there is no set treatment for the disorder, management of the disorder is possible. Treatment includes behavioral counseling and psychotic therapy, and in some cases therapy is offered to the entire family of an individual that suffers from Munchausen Syndrome. The use of medication is able to make alterations to mental disorders resulting from depression and anxiety. Also in extreme conditions, psychiatric hospitalization maybe needed.
What is the scientific name for Munchausen syndrome?
The scientific name for Munchausen syndrome is Factitious disorder imposed on self. It is a mental health condition where a person feigns or exaggerates physical or psychological symptoms in order to gain attention or sympathy.
What is the term for a mother who deliberately makes her child ill so that the mother can feel needed?
Munchausen syndrome/Munchausen by proxy Munchausen syndrome/Munchausen by proxy
Is Munchausen syndrome a mental illness?
Munchausen Syndrome is not recognized in the DSM-IV. It is a problem but is not recognized as a diagnosable mental illness.
How can Munchausen syndrome by prevented?
Because the cause of Munchausen syndrome is unknown, formulating a prevention strategy is difficult. Some medical facilities and healthcare practitioners have attempted to limit hospital admissions for Munchausen patients by sharing medical records.
Is there a syndrome for someone who fakes numerous pregnancies?
Munchausen's Syndrome
Is it possible to have symptoms for a mental disorder cause your mind wants you to have one?
Munchausen syndrome - a type of factitious disorder, or mental illness, in which a person repeatedly acts as if he or she has a physical or mental disorder when, in truth, he or she has caused the symptoms.
What is the cause of Munchausen syndrome?
Munchausen syndrome is a psychiatric disorder in which those affected fake disease, illness, or psychological trauma in order to draw attention or sympathy to themselves. It is in a class of disorders known as factitious disorders which involve "illnesses" whose symptoms are either self-induced or falsified by the patient. It is also sometimes known as hospital addiction syndrome. In Munchausen syndrome, the affected person exaggerates or creates symptoms of illnesses in themselves in order to gain investigation, treatment, attention, sympathy, and comfort from medical personnel. In some extremes, people suffering from Munchausen's Syndrome are highly knowledgeable about the practice of medicine, and are able to produce symptoms that result in multiple unnecessary operations. For example, they may inject a vein with infected material, causing widespread infection of unknown origin, and as a result cause lengthy and costly medical analyses and prolonged hospital stay. The role of "patient" is a familiar and comforting one, and it fills a psychological need in people with Munchausen's. It is distinct from hypochondria in that patients with Munchausen syndrome are aware that they are exaggerating, while sufferers of hypochondria actually believe they have a disease. In many cases, a similar behavior called Munchausen syndrome by proxy has been documented in the parent or guardian of a child. The adult ensures that his or her child will experience some medical affliction, therefore compelling the child to suffer treatment for a significant portion of their youth in hospitals. Furthermore, a disease may actually be initiated in the child by the parent or guardian. Regardless of the mental health of the adult, this is a serious form of child abuse. Munchausen syndrome by proxy is considered distinct from Munchausen syndrome, see Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
What are some mental illness?
This is a good question, although the answer to this question may take quite some time. I will give the short version!The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders has been revised a total of 5 times, with multiple revisions. The DSM has "designed" mental illnesses based on certain criteria (or ratings) and ideas of mental illness and how it affects human beings. There are a few prominent categories that are for children and for adults known as:Adults, teens, and children:Mood Disorders (bipolar disorder, depression, seasonal affective disorder, etc) Psychotic Disorders (schizophrenia, brief psychotic disorder, shared psychotic disorder, etc) Anxiety Disorders (obsessive compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, panic attacks, phobias, etc.) Children and teens:Behavioral Disorders (ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, etc.) Developmental Disorders (autism spectrum disorders, mental retardation, etc) Some mood disorders Some anxiety disordersAdults and adolescents only:Personality Disorders (borderline personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, narcisstic personality disorder, avoidant personality disorder, etc.) Eating Disorders (anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder, etc) Impulse control & addiction disorders
What is pretending to be ill to gain sympathy called?
Munchausen syndrome
What is Angelmen syndrome?
Angelman syndrome (AS) is a neuro-genetic disorder that happens once in 15,000 live births. Characteristics of the disorder include developmental delay, lack of speech, seizures, and walking and balance disorders.
What syndrome is a genetic disorder that includes charactristic facial features some degree of retardation vision disorders and other health problems?
Down Syndrome
