Munchausen and Munchausen by Proxy Syndromes: Narcissism?

Patients afflicted with the Factitious Disorder colloquially known as "Munchausen Syndrome" seek to attract the attention of medical personnel by feigning or by self-inflicting serious illness or injury.

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