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Munchausen's Syndrome and Organic Brain Disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Stephen M. Lawrie ,
Guy Goodwin  and
George Masterton
Stephen M. Lawrie*
Affiliation:
Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Park, Edinburgh EH10 5HF
Guy Goodwin
Affiliation:
MRC Brain Metabolism Unit, Royal Edinburgh Hospital
George Masterton
Affiliation:
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

A case of Munchausen's syndrome was probably caused by brain damage sustained during a necessary cholecystectomy. Doctors should not be discouraged from seeking treatable disorder because of such patients' behaviour.

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Brief Reports
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 162 , Issue 4 , April 1993 , pp. 545 - 549
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1993 

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