Factitious Disorders

"Factitious Disorders" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Disorders characterized by physical or psychological symptoms that are not real, genuine, or natural.

Descriptor ID	D005162
MeSH Number(s)	F03.875.375
Concept/Terms	Factitious Disorders Factitious Disorders Disorders, Factitious Ganser Syndrome Ganser Syndrome Syndrome, Ganser Pseudodementia Pseudodementia Pseudopsychosis Pseudopsychosis

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Mental Disorders [F03]
Somatoform Disorders [F03.875]
Factitious Disorders [F03.875.375]

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