Factitious Disorder Resources, Support and References
Factitious Disorder Support Groups
Although factitious disorder can be hard to treat, psychotherapy and group counseling offers good reinforcements in controlling the distorted patterns of thinking among individuals with factitious disorder. Support groups can also provide positive reinforcements among the affected individuals. There are numerous online support group that offer comfort among those affected by factitious disorder.
Victims of Factitious Liars
This is an online support group with services available to members only that deals with factitious disorder.
health.groups.yahoo.com
Surviving after Betrayal
This is an online community for adults who were victims of factitious/Munchausen syndrome.
health.groups.yahoo.com
Munchausen vs. Factitious Disorder
This is an online forum for individuals who want to ask questions about factitious disorder. Other members are helpful enough to provide answers and helpful information about the condition.
PsychForums
Online Support for Non-Bipolar Individuals
This is an online support intended for the partners, family, and friends of victims of bipolar personality disorder and other forms of personality disorders. The online site provides a comprehensive list of other support groups for bipolar disorder as well as extensive educational resources about the condition.
bpdresources.com
Psychopaths and Narcissist Survivors Support Group
This is an online community for abuse survivors.
thepsychopath.freeforums.org
Factitious Disorder References
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Wikipedia
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emedicine.medscape.com
[BACK] - 3: Types of Factitious Disorder. MedicineNet.com.
MedicineNet.com
[BACK] - 4: Factitious Disorder – Munchausen Syndrome. Disorder Information Sheet.
PsychNet-UK
[BACK] - 5: Factitious Disorder. Encyclopedia of Mental Disorder.
Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
[BACK] - 6: DSM-IV and DSM-IV –TR. Factitious Disorder. BehaveNet Clincial Capsule.
behavenet.com
[BACK] - 7: Factitious Disorder: Differential Diagnosis and Workout. EMedicine.
emedicine.medscape.com
[BACK] - 8: Diagnosis. HealthyGenius.com.
healthygenius.com
[BACK] - 9: An Overview of Factitious Disorder. Cleveland Clinic.
my.clevelandclinic.org
[BACK] - 10: Factitious Disorder in Children and Adolescents: A Retrospective Study Psychosomatics.
psy.psychiatryonline.org
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Factitious Disorder Topics
Related Conditions
| Adjustment Disorder – psychological response to identified stressors, anxiousness, depression, stress disorder |
| Borderline Personality Disorder – distorted behavior, self image and personality, mood disorder, dissociation |
| Dissociative Identity Disorder – multiple distinct personalities/identities, alter egos, memory loss, depression, de-realization, amnesia, phobias, anxiety |
| Dysthymic Disorder – chronic mood disorder, anxiety, depression, drug addiction, alcoholism |
| Malingering – fabricated symptoms for possible external gains, exaggerated symptoms, feigning symptoms of an illness |
| Munchausen Syndrome – feigning of symptoms and illnesses, malingering to draw sympathy from others |
| Narcissistic Personality Disorder – self centered, attention seeking, ego, self loved, conceit |
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