Atefeh Ghanbari Jolfaeiand Elham Shirazi Author

Case Report Open Access

Factitious Trauma in a Patient with a History of Kidnapping and Rape

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Razieh Salehian, Arezoo Samadi, Nooshin Khademoreza, Mehdi Nasr Esfahani, Atefeh Ghanbari Jolfaei and Elham Shirazi

In clinical practice, physicians deal with patients who complain of severe traumas, such as physical or sexual abuse. Trauma can lead to mortality or physical disability; besides, stressful events can also cause psychological trauma. Psychiatrists and specialists in other disciplines, treat the patients according to this narrative and trust in patient histories. Doctors should consider another diagnosis, especially when the patient's history does not match the results of the examinations and paraclinical findings

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DOI: 10.37532/jtsdt.2020.9(2).200

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