An adolescent in Istanbul with Munchausen's syndrome

Polat A. Ö., Kulaksizoglu I., Vatansever S.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE, cilt.32, sa.3, ss.311-315, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2190/910e-u100-kgtp-rqnt
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.311-315
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This article presents the treatment period for a 16-year-old girl with Munchausen's syndrome. She was initially referred to the hospital with emphysema of the face, which turned out to be due to self-injection of air. She had an eight-month hospitalization period for the diagnosis of her condition. After the diagnosis was established she was treated by our psychiatric team and followed for 21 months successfully without recurrence.