Imagine faking an illness so well that even doctors are convinced. That is the essence of factitious disorder, which is also known as Munchausen syndrome. It's all about fabricating symptoms or ...

Medically reviewed by Aleesha Grier, PsyD Conversion disorder is a psychiatric condition in which a person has neurological symptoms, like paralysis or blindness, with no physiological cause. In the ...

panic disorder, factitious disorder, and OCD. As a CBT and DBT Psychologist, National Speaker, hospital consultant, and clinical supervisor for Vanderbilt University, I have experience helping ...