| What is this farcical, factitious glamour that will not bear the light of day? |
| People with factitious disorder feign or actually induce illness in themselves, typically to garner the nurturance of others. |
| For decades, physicians have known about so-called factitious disorder, better known in its severe form as Munchausen syndrome. |
| Researchers also note the need to examine the patient's psychological status when hysteria, malingering, or factitious illness may be a factor. |
| I told her about factitious disorder and how I was convinced she was not looking for attention in this manner. |
| Occasionally, epilepsy can be mistaken for narcolepsy, and factitious simulation of narcolepsy has been described. |
