"Munchausen Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A factitious disorder characterized by habitual presentation for hospital treatment of an apparent acute illness, the patient giving a plausible and dramatic history, all of which is false.
Concept/Terms
Munchausen Syndrome- Munchausen Syndrome
- Syndrome, Munchausen
- Munchhausen Syndrome
- Syndrome, Munchhausen
- Syndrome, Hospital-Addiction
- Syndrome, Hospital Addiction
- Hospital-Addiction Syndrome
- Hospital Addiction Syndrome
- Hospital-Addiction Syndromes
- Syndromes, Hospital-Addiction
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Munchausen Syndrome".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Munchausen Syndrome".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Munchausen Syndrome" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Munchausen Syndrome" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Munchausen Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Munchausen syndrome in COVID-19: An unnoticed concern. Psychiatry Res. 2020 11; 293:113457.
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Chest Pain Suggestive of a Life-Threatening Condition: A Department of Medicine Morbidity and Mortality Conference. Psychosomatics. 2016 Jan-Feb; 57(1):89-96.
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Death due to munchausen syndrome: a case of idiopathic recurrent right ventricular failure and a review of the literature. Psychosomatics. 2014 Nov-Dec; 55(6):668-72.
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Nephrotic range proteinuria and resistant hypertension--is it the egg that came first? Kidney Int. 2012 Sep; 82(5):612.
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What if ...: you think a patient is faking? J Ambul Care Manage. 2010 Oct-Dec; 33(4):357-9.
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Factitious disorder in children and adolescents: a retrospective study. Psychosomatics. 2008 Sep-Oct; 49(5):392-8.
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Munchausen's syndrome with 20-year follow-up. Am J Psychiatry. 2006 Mar; 163(3):547.
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Is your patient faking? Med Econ. 2004 Dec 03; 81(23):60-3.
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The diagnosis and treatment of Munchausen's syndrome. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2003 Sep-Oct; 25(5):358-63.
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Munchausen's syndrome presenting as baroreflex failure. N Engl J Med. 2000 Aug 24; 343(8):581.