Pseudologia fantastica: Forensic and clinical treatment implications

Pseudologia fantastica, also known as mythomania, or pathological lying, is a psychiatric phenomenon that is a mixture of fact and fiction involving fantasized events and self aggrandizing personal roles. It has been recognized in the field for over a century. In this case report we discuss three different cases, two of them presented in the acute inpatient setting and one outpatient setting. All three presented with the common theme of extensive and ‘pathological lying’ in a manner that was notably very destructive to them and posing significant challenges to the treatment team.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - September 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Panagiota Korenis, Luisa Gonzalez, Bashkim Kadriu, Anu Tyagi, Azuka Udolisa Source Type: research