Re: child abuse?

Psychological testing shows nothing unusual. Meds work for a while, then stop. Everytime things go well, some thing new crops up. Multiple diagnoses over a long period of time. PTSD with no known precipitating event. Intact, apparently caring and concerned parents. Tantalizing clues to her past quickly pulled away when addressed.

AND, a hospitalization for a physical illness when she was young that was difficult and stressful for the family. Mom did "the best she could".

Dare I suggest that it may be time to consider Factitious Disorder? I'm not saying that's what it is, but is it time to consider that a possibility?

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Re: child abuse?, by Angie, 4/11/00 Re: child abuse?, by Sean M. Benedict, 4/11/00 Re: child abuse?, by anne, 4/11/00 Re: child abuse?, by Monica, 4/11/00 Re: child abuse?, by Kimberly, 4/26/00

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