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Definition
Factitious Disorders Types
Treatment ( Psychotherapy )
Treatment ( Pharmacotherapy )

Definition

Factitious Disorders are characterized by feign symptoms or disorders. This is not for the purpose of any particular gain but because there is an inner need to maintain a role of being sick.

Factitious Disorders Types

With Combined Psychological and Physical Signs and Symptoms.
With Predominantly Physical Signs and Symptoms.
With Predominantly Psychological Signs and Symptoms.

Treatment ( Psychotherapy )

Adlerian Therapy
Behavior Therapy
Cognitive-behavioral Therapy
Existential Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Person-centered Therapy
Psychoanalytic
Rational-emotive Therapy
Reality Therapy
Transactional Analysis

Treatment ( Pharmacotherapy )