Pseudologia Fantastica.
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2007-04
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Pseudologia Fantastica is a disorder wherein the person tells lies incessantly. It is
usually encountered in forensic practice in those accused of fraud, swindling, making
false accusations or false confessions. Their lies are mostly aimed at attracting notice
and inflating their importance, in contrast to carefully planned typical frauds. A
case presenting with features of Pseudologia Fantastica is described. Although this
patient had no legal problems because of his lying habits, he had most of the features
of Pseudologia Fantastica. He has shown good response with combined
pharmacotherapy and behaviour therapy. As these patients are at high risk of
committing various types of frauds, it is very important to diagnose such patients at
an early stage so that legal implications of this disorder can be avoided.
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Sharma Rakesh Pal, Sidana Ajeet , Singh Gurvinder Pal. Pseudologia Fantastica. Delhi Psychiatry Journal. 2007 Apr : 10 (1): 78-80.