Munchausen Syndrome

Synonyms

Hospital Addiction Syndrome

Hospital-Addiction Syndrome

Hospital-Addiction Syndromes

Munchhausen Syndrome

Syndrome, Hospital Addiction

Syndrome, Hospital-Addiction

Syndrome, Munchausen

Syndrome, Munchhausen

Syndromes, Hospital-Addiction

A factitious disorder characterized by habitual presentation for hospital treatment of an apparent acute illness, the patient giving a plausible and dramatic history, all of which is false.