Why would anyone deliberately try to create illness or injury? That's the startling subject of the extraordinary new book, Secrets Unraveled: Overcoming Munchausen Syndrome, co-written by a psychologist and his remarkable patient. Munchausen Syndrome, or Factitious Disorder, is a rare and intriguing condition where the person repeatedly and secretively tries to create illness or injury in an attempt to get attention and love. Hundreds of hospitalizations can occur in a patient's life, with medical staff, family, and friends left in the dark about why such a thing is happening. Patients will...
Why would anyone deliberately try to create illness or injury? That's the startling subject of the extraordinary new book, Secrets Unraveled: Overcomi...