Pseudologia Fantastica in the Emergency Department: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Joint Authors

Thom, Robyn
Teslyar, Polina
Friedman, Rohn

Source

Case Reports in Psychiatry

Issue

Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2017-05-10

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

5

Main Subjects

Psychology
Medicine
Psychiatry

Abstract EN

Psychiatrists commonly encounter deception in the emergency department.

This article presents the case of a patient who presents to the emergency department with an unusual and elaborate web of deceptions along multiple themes including feigning medical illness, multiple losses, and grandiose academic and athletic achievements.

We review the clinical characteristics of pseudologia fantastica and discuss how this patient’s constellation of malingering, factitious disorder, and personality disorder suggests this diagnosis.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Thom, Robyn& Teslyar, Polina& Friedman, Rohn. 2017. Pseudologia Fantastica in the Emergency Department: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Psychiatry،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149657

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Thom, Robyn…[et al.]. Pseudologia Fantastica in the Emergency Department: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Psychiatry No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149657

American Medical Association (AMA)

Thom, Robyn& Teslyar, Polina& Friedman, Rohn. Pseudologia Fantastica in the Emergency Department: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Psychiatry. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149657

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1149657