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An Overview of Factitious Disorders Reference

State University of New York at Albany

The DSM-5-TR separates Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders into the following specific disorders:
- Somatic Symptom Disorder
- Illness Anxiety Disorder
- Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder (Conversion Disorder)
- Psychological Factors Affecting Other Medical Conditions
- Factitious Disorder
- Other Specified Somatic Symptom and Related Disorder
- Unspecified Somatic Symptom and Related Disorder


[DSM-5-TR] List of Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Factitious disorder is a psychological disorder in which the individual fabricates psychical or mental illness symptoms to obtain attention and care. This is not done for the purpose of acquiring practical benefits but rather for psychological reasons. There is a chance for patients with factitious disorder to harm themselves in the process of fabricating symptoms, leading to receiving needless surgeries and procedures.

Factitious Disorder 

Functional neurological symptom disorder, also known as conversion disorder, is a psychological disorder that causes physical symptoms. With this disorder, mental health issues result in physical symptoms due to the brain converting them into disturbances of the brain or nervous system. Although the symptoms are real, they are inconsistent with known brain disorders. A patient with conversion disorder is not faking their symptoms nor seeking attention. The symptoms are not being imagined, nor can they be controlled by the patient.

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