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Appendix B

Analyzing Sources

Step 1

Article #1 – Supporting Viewpoints

Turner, J. & Reid, S. (2002)., Munchausen’s Syndrome, The Lancet, 346-349.

Article #2 – Supporting Viewpoints

Eaton, James S. (2006). Playing Sick? Untangling the Web of Munchausen Syndrome, Munchausen by Proxy, Malingering, and Factitious Disorder., The American Journal of Psychiatry, 334-335.

Article #3 – Differing Viewpoints

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Article #4 – Differing Viewpoints

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Step 2

Facts that support my opinion (with article citations):

“The main feature of factitious disorder in the simulation or fabrication of physical symptoms and signs, psychiatric symptoms and signs, or both with no apparent motivation other than to adopt the role of being a patient” (Eaton, 334).

“With Munchausen’s syndrome the typical scenario involves a patient (usually male) making multiple, often dramatic, presentations to varios hospitals, with different names.” (Eaton, 334).

“Factitious memory loss, suicidal ideation, thought disorder, and hallucinations have all been reported in published work.” (Eaton, 334).

“Most cases of factitious disorder involve young women, who often work in medical settings.” (Eaton,

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