munchausen syndrome

• Психическое расстройство, при котором человек неоднократно и намеренно симулирует физическое или психическое заболевание, не будучи на самом деле больным, часто с целью получения медицинской помощи и сочувствия.

A mental health disorder in which a person repeatedly and deliberately acts as if they have a physical or mental illness when they are not really sick, often seeking medical attention and sympathy.

1. Factitious disorderC1formal

   A mental health condition where a person repeatedly acts as if they have a physical or mental illness when they are not really sick.

   Синдром Мюнхгаузена

   • The patient was diagnosed with Munchausen syndrome after faking multiple symptoms.
   • Doctors suspected Munchausen syndrome when the woman's medical history didn't match her claims.
   • Treatment for Munchausen syndrome often involves long-term psychotherapy.