Factitious disorder in outpatient psychiatry

Wondering if anyone has had an outpatient in psychiatry clinic with suspected factitious disorder consisting of feigned psychological symptoms. I have a case that has been very challenging, and there are several elements of the overall presentation and histories that raise my concern for factitious disorder. However, it is impossible to prove concretely considering the possible feigned symptoms are almost purely psychological. On the other hand, I wonder if my concern for factitious... Read more
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