A review of profile of patients with Factitious Disorder/Munchausen Syndrome in SLaM Trust

  • Applicant: Riya Basu
  • Project ID: 14-017

1. To carry out a retrospective study of patients diagnosed with Munchausen/ Factitious disorder since the launch of electronic records (ePJS). 2. Eligibility will be based on ICD10 criteria and absence of a somatoform disorder and a plausible medical explanation. 3. Data will be utilized to analyse demographics of this patient population, onset of illness, treatment and follow up received.

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