Munchausen syndrome in obstetrics and gynecology

Munchausen syndrome (MS) is a well-defined clinical psychiatric entity. Furthermore, it is a complicated and intriguing problem in medicine in general and in obstetrics and gynecology in particular. The proportion of MS cases in obstetrics and gynecology is rising. This review covers relevant report...

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Published in:Journal of psychosomatic obstetrics and gynaecology 2002-12, Vol.23 (4), p.215-218
Main Authors: Rabinerson, D., Kaplan, B., Orvieto, R., Dekel, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Abdominal Pain - pathology
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
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Dermatitis - psychology
Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy
Female
gynecology
Gynecology - economics
Gynecology - methods
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Health Care Costs
Hospitalization - economics
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Intellectual deficiency
Medical sciences
Munchausen
Munchausen Syndrome - economics
Munchausen Syndrome - psychology
obstetrics
Obstetrics - economics
Obstetrics - methods
Patient Admission - economics
Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data
Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
review
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Summary:Munchausen syndrome (MS) is a well-defined clinical psychiatric entity. Furthermore, it is a complicated and intriguing problem in medicine in general and in obstetrics and gynecology in particular. The proportion of MS cases in obstetrics and gynecology is rising. This review covers relevant reports from the last four decades. Emphasis is put on the clinical expression of MS cases in obstetrics and gynecology. A discussion about their validity as such is included. Awareness of attending physicians to this type of illness in the era of patient rights, on the one hand, and the existence of defensive medicine on the other, is crucial.
ISSN:0167-482X
1743-8942
DOI:10.3109/01674820209074675