Author/Authors :
Hemmatian Borojeni، Babak نويسنده Undergraduate Clinical Psychology student, Department of Psychology, University of Tehran , , Salar Zaheriany، Seyyed Mohammad نويسنده Undergraduate Medical Student, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , , Hemmatian Borojeni، Nahid نويسنده Undergraduate Medical Student, Tehran University of Medical Sciences , , Bidaki، Reza نويسنده Department of Psychiatry, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran Bidaki, Reza
Abstract :
This case report describes a 34-year-old female patient who suffered from chronic vomiting. Different diagnostic and
therapeutic procedures were noncontributory. Eventually, psychiatric interviews specified that she has a dependent,
self-hurting and attention-seeking personality. She wanted to assume the “sick role”. Malingering and conversion
disorder were ruled out and Münchausen’s syndrome was proposed. She received sertraline, emotional ventilation, and
cognitive-behavioral therapy and her symptoms resolved.
