Conditions Managed Through Specialised Care at Manasa Neuropsychiatric Hospital

Factitious Disorder

Factitious disorder involves the deliberate fabrication or exaggeration of physical or psychological symptoms for the purpose of assuming the role of a sick person. Individuals with factitious disorder may go to great lengths to induce symptoms, such as self-harming or tampering with medical tests. The motivation for this behaviour is often to gain attention, sympathy or access to medical care.