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PATHOMIMESIS [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

[The] mimicry of a disease or disorder ...

OBS

This concept regroups both factitious disorder and malingering, but the terms "pathomimesis" and "pathomimicry" are sometimes used to refer only to malingering.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

[...] imitation par un sujet de manifestions ou de symptômes se rapportant à une maladie.

OBS

Cette notion englobe tant le trouble factice que la simulation de maladie. Toutefois, le terme «pathomimie» est parfois utilisé pour désigner le trouble factice.

Spanish

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