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The Million Dollar Man

Resource Implications for Chronic Munchausen's Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Robin Powell  and
Neil Boast
Robin Powell*
Affiliation:
Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AZ
Neil Boast
Affiliation:
Hackney Hospital, London E9 6BE
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

Munchausen's syndrome in a man of subnormal intelligence is described. The case is unique for the extent of detailed, corroborated history. This man has been a voracious consumer of NHS and other services, and an estimate has been made of his cost to the health and prison services. The case raises various ethical, forensic, and resource issues.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 162 , Issue 2 , February 1993 , pp. 253 - 256
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1993 

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