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loading...| Preferred Name |
Factitious Disorder |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C92198 |
| code |
C92198 |
| DEFINITION |
A category of psychiatric disorders which are characterized by physical or psychological symptoms that are intentionally produced in order to assume the sick role; there is no external incentive for the behavior, such as economic gain or avoiding legal responsibility, and the person is unaware of any self-motivating factors. |
| label |
Factitious Disorder |
| Preferred_Name |
Factitious Disorder |
| prefixIRI |
C92198 |
| prefLabel |
Factitious Disorder |
| Semantic_Type |
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0015480 |
| subClassOf |