Palm Springs, Calif.—Patients with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) show a higher incidence of Munchausen syndrome than those without chronic pain or neurologic syndromes, according to a new study from Japan.
Munchausen syndrome is a type of psychiatric factitious disorder, in which patients self-induce symptoms of a disease, illness or psychological trauma. This can include a variety of activities, including injuring themselves. It occurs in an estimated 1% of hospital