An adolescent in Istanbul with Munchausen's syndrome

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

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE, vol.32, no.3, pp.311-315, 2002 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 32 Issue: 3
• Publication Date: 2002
• Doi Number: 10.2190/910e-u100-kgtp-rqnt
• Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY IN MEDICINE
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.311-315
• Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.