Patients with factitious disorders produce or exaggerate the symptoms of a physical or mental illness by a variety of methods, including contaminating urine samples with blood, taking hallucinogens, injecting themselves with bacteria to.
Patients with antisocial personality disorder are sometimes referred to as sociopaths or psychopaths. They are characterized by lying, manipulativeness, and a selfish disregard for the rights of...
Patients with avoidant personality disorder are fearful of rejection and shy away from situations or occupations that might expose their supposed inadequacy. They may reject opportunities to develop...
The characteristics of binge-eating disorders are...*Eating excessive amounts of food in one sitting / at one time*Eating (bingeing, specifically) on unhealthy, high-calorie foods*Purging, laxative...
Some patients have only one or two episodes of factitious disorders; others develop a chronic form that may be lifelong. Successful treatment of the chronic form appears to be rare.
There are many characteristics of eating disorders. Some common ones are...*Weight loss*Yo-yo dieting, constant weight gains / losses*Odd food habits*OCD*BDD (Body Dismorphic...