notable figures: Karl Friedrich Hieronymus,
Freiherr von Münchhausen
(1720-1797)
In the late 1700's author Rudolph Erich Raspe (see below) wrote tales
loosely based on the life of this German
cavalry officer, who, in the tales, repeatedly sought treatment for fabricated physical illnesses. Richard
Asher in 1951 is credited with first applying this name to a syndrome
classified in DSM-IV as factitious
disorder with physical symptoms.
Also: Munchausen syndrome
Books and Other
Media:
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- The Adventures of Baron von Munchausen DVD
1989
- Raspe, Rudolph Erich Baron
Munchausen
Paperback 1997
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