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What is maunchausen syndrome ?
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Psych illness: This is a psychiatric illness in which the victim continually seeks medical attention for assumed illness, sometimes receiving multiple surgeries. It is distinct from drug seeking but is its own pschiatric category.
Answered 11/11/2013
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