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The British Journal of Psychiatry 133: 15-19 (1978)
© 1978 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

Feigned bereavement: twelve cases

J Snowdon, R Solomons and H Druce

Twelve patients who feigned bereavement are described. Most appeared depressed on admission, and in over half bereavement was erroneously believed by staff to be an important cause of their depression. This type of behaviour, leading to admission to hospital, may be regarded as abnormal illness behaviour, and reasons are given for considering most of the cases as variants of the Munchausen syndrome. Motivation for these deceptions is discussed, and reference is made to features which might arouse suspicion that bereavement is feigned.


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