• Clin J Pain · Sep 1991

    Case Reports

    More Munchausen with chronic pain.

    • D A Fishbain, M Goldberg, R S Rosomoff, and H L Rosomoff.
    • University of Miami School of Medicine, and Comprehensive Pain & Rehabilitation Center, South Shore Hospital, Florida.
    • Clin J Pain. 1991 Sep 1; 7 (3): 237-44.

    AbstractMunchausen's syndrome is a popular name for a factitious disorder with physical symptoms. We have identified four Munchausen patients within a sample of 2,860 chronic pain patients for a frequency of 0.14%. These patients are described and an attempt is made to develop a profile of the Munchausen patient presenting with chronic pain.

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