<unk>  is a rare type of mental disorder in which a person fakes illness. The person may lie about symptoms or else produce symptoms using trickery or self-harm. A person with<unk>  can be very convincing, which results in doctors providing unnecessary treatment including surgery.
A person with<unk>  doesn’t pretend to be ill for personal gain, such as prescription drugs or money. Instead, the person is driven by complex psychiatric reasons, including an abnormal desire for attention and sympathy.
This type of mental disorder is most often seen in young adults and is considered a type of self-mutilation. Often a person with<unk>  is emotionally disturbed from a troubled childhood.<unk>  is also known as factitious disorder.
Munchausen syndrome
Tic disorder
Frotteuristic disorder
Mauriac syndrome
Dissociative disorders
Body dysmorphic disorder
Psychopathy
Substance or medication-induced obsessive-compulsive disorder