Somatic & Functional
Somatic & Functional
Full criteria not included in this record
Full criteria not included in this record
Full criteria not included in this record
Full criteria not included in this record
A. ≥1 symptom of altered voluntary motor or sensory function B. Clinical findings providing evidence of incompatibility between the symptom and recognised neurological or medical conditions C. Not better explained by another medical or mental disorder
A. Falsification of physical or psychological signs or symptoms, or induction of injury or disease, associated with identified deception in self (imposed on self) or in another person (imposed on another) B. The individual presents himself/herself, or another, as ill, impaired, or injured C. The deceptive behaviour is evident even in the absence of obvious external rewards
With weakness or paralysis; With abnormal movement; With swallowing symptoms; With speech symptoms
Single episode; Recurrent episodes; Factitious disorder imposed on self; Factitious disorder imposed on another (by proxy)
Primary neurological disorder (epilepsy, MS, myasthenia, Guillain-Barré - must exclude with investigations); Malingering (conscious feigning for external gain); Factitious disorder (conscious symptom production to assume sick role)
Malingering (external incentive - legal, financial, avoidance of duty; not a disorder); Somatic symptom disorder (not intentional; genuine distress about symptoms); Illness anxiety disorder (genuine health fear; not fabricating)