Question 1

can munchausen syndrome be treated?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but difficult : People diagnosed with munchausen syndrome relish is assuming the 'sick role, ' so often reject treatment. In the rare cases that the person becomes amenable to treatment, psychotherapy is the treatment of choice, with the goal of understanding the underpinnings of this desire to play the sick role (often the only means the person has found to ask for and receive nurturance).

Question 2

what are the symptoms of munchausen syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Munchausen synd.: Is a psychiatric illness where the person consciously fabricates illness or symptoms in order to assume the sick role. If is a severe form of factitious disorder, where person is described as a pathologic lier, has been hospitalized numerous times for vague complaints, is doctor shopping, and has high level of medical knowledge. Only treatment is setting limits & psychotherapy.

Question 3

how to tell if someone has munchausen syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Build a history: Medical case literature provides compelling documentation of patients who have intentionally exaggerated, feigned, simulated, aggravated, or self-induced an illness or injury for the primary purpose of assuming the sick role. This is not hypochondria or imagining illness - it is faking with intent, even self-inflicted harm.

Question 4

what are the family complications of munchausen syndrome?

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MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME: The disorder is a mental problem , a severe and chronic form of creating feigned  physical symptoms, and the tendency to wander from one md to another.

Question 5

what's the prognosis for people with munchausen syndrome?

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Very poor: Munchausen syndrome is a chronic condition that can be very difficult to treat. Most people with munchausen syndrome deny they are faking symptoms and will not seek or follow treatment. Even with treatment, it is more realistic to work toward managing the disorder rather than to try curing it.

Question 6

i need help! how do i know if i have munchausen syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Are you taking your: Children to the doctors or hospitals on a frequent basis with the outcome being that they are not sick? Thesis the major sign of munhausen's syndrome.

Question 7

can anyone tell me what causes munchausen syndrome by proxy?

Accepted Answer

Vicarious attention: Many times this is driven by the need for attention which is gotten by, for example, a parent who continues to bring their child in for one ailment after another.  Sometimes there is a component of self-validation by "needing to be needed" by a "sick" person for whom the person is giving care for these manufactured ailments.

Question 8

what is the definition or description of: munchausen syndrome?

Accepted Answer

Munchausen syndrome: The DSM criteria for factitious disorder (previously, when severe, called Munchausen syndrome) include:
* Making up physical or psychological signs or symptoms or causing injury or disease with the deliberate intention to deceive
*Pretending to be sick or injured or to be having problems functioning
*Continuing with the deception, even without receiving any visible benefit or reward

Question 9

how can i be sure if i suspect someone has munchausen syndrome by proxy?

Accepted Answer

Not easy: It is often a difficult diagnosis to make - this should be done with the guidance of the treating physician for the patient (usually child) in question. It is a diagnosis of exclusion, meaning that all other relevant options have to be ruled out.

Question 10

would you say it is still munchausen syndrome if you actually make yourself sick?

Accepted Answer

Yes: If you make someone else sick it is called munchausen by proxy.

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