An individual keeps visiting the hospital with genuine symptoms, goes through testing, and is clearly desperate for answers. But on some occasions, the disease is actually self-induced or even completely fake. Factitious disorders are more than just “pretending to be sick.” They are rather complicated psychological conditions where an individual tries to appear sick or
The World Health Organization (WHO) states, “A mental disorder is characterized by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotional regulation, or behaviour. It is usually associated with distress or impairment in important areas of functioning”. If we start counting, the existing number of diagnosable mental disorders is somewhere near 200, with more than
17-year-old Riya struggles with issues related to her body image. She is insecure about her appearance and constantly thinks about her weight. She frequently goes through phases where she eats unusually huge meals quickly. She eats in private because she feels guilty and embarrassed about it. After eating, Riya forcefully vomits so she does not gain