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E J Lynn

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PubMed1984

Factitious posttraumatic stress disorder: the veteran who never got to Vietnam.

The historical uniqueness of the Vietnam War produced an unusually high rate of psychiatric dysfunction among veterans, particularly in the form of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Now, in the wake of unprecedented media coverage of PTSD and the growth of veteran outreach centers documenting and publicizing the difficulties of some veterans, a heretofore unrecognized variant of PTSD-factitious PTSD--has arisen. The authors present seven cases of factitious PTSD, a classic example of clinical deception found among veterans who were never in combat and, in some cases, were never in Vietnam. The authors discuss the etiologies of the disorder and the underlying psychopathology, which suggests either factitious syndromes, such as Munchausen's, or malingering. They conclude with recommendations for diagnosis and treatment.

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PubMed1975

Evaluation of therapist candidates.

The authors describe one phase of a four-step procedure designed to more fully evaluate candidates for psychotherapist positions. All applicants must conduct an interview with a patient, which is observed and evaluated by a team of staff members to assess diagnostic skills. This procedure has not only proved valuable in the program for which it was designed but has been extended to other programs and proposed for use in peer review.

Alcoholism↗