{"title":"[Münchhausen syndrome: a psychological condition that needs to be identified and treated].","authors":"Jean-Pierre Bouchard","doi":"10.1016/j.revinf.2026.04.029","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Münchhausen syndrome is a complex psychological disorder in which individuals feign or induce symptoms to attract attention and receive medical care. This phenomenon raises numerous challenges. For healthcare providers, understanding its main manifestations and therapeutic approaches is essential to providing appropriate care for the patient and their family and friends when they are involved.</p>","PeriodicalId":34894,"journal":{"name":"Revue de l''Infirmiere","volume":"75 322","pages":"35-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Revue de l''Infirmiere","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revinf.2026.04.029","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Nursing","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Münchhausen syndrome is a complex psychological disorder in which individuals feign or induce symptoms to attract attention and receive medical care. This phenomenon raises numerous challenges. For healthcare providers, understanding its main manifestations and therapeutic approaches is essential to providing appropriate care for the patient and their family and friends when they are involved.
期刊介绍:
Fondée en 1951 par la Croix-Rouge française, la Revue de infirmière est la plus ancienne des publications de la discipline. Concrète et technique, elle est en prise directe avec la pratique quotidienne des infirmières ; elle leur apporte ainsi toute la formation et le information dont elles ont besoin pour exercer leur métier. Chaque mois, la Revue de le infirmiere vous propose 4 rubriques incontournables pour votre exercice quotidien : Actualités : événements majeurs Formation : dossier complet sur une pathologie ou un type de soins, son diagnostic et son protocole. Pratique : rubriques régulières de diagnostic, protocole, observance, relation de aide, soins à domicile...