Psychogenic Nonelectrical Seizures, Delusional Disorder, Pseudocyesis, Factitious Disorder Ep 21

On this Episode of the Insomniacs Livestream, we will be talking about a spectrum of not often talked about, but intriguing disorders ranging from: Psychogenic Nonelectrical Seizures, Pseudocyesis vs Delusional Pregnancy, Factitious Disorders; a broad overview of how fascinating the human mind can be and anecdotes of cases from the past (circumstances and details will be altered of course for the sake of privacy).

Topics That Will be Discussed:
1: Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder (Conversion Disorder); but specifically focusing on the most well known subtype, psychogenic nonelectrical seizures. Discussion re: how the criteria no longer requires ruling out someone is not "feigning" symptoms and no longer requires to have identified an implied psychological causal factor/precipitant.

2. The difference between Pseudocyesis and Delusional Pregnancy. Should these not be distinguished and be seen as the same condition?

3. Factitious Disorder Imposed on Self: formerly known as Munchausen syndrome, how far will humans go with deception to be in the "sick role"?

So please come prepared with other general questions about psychiatry, meds, clinical research, pop culture psychology, topics on the news.

Please remember this livestream is for EDUCATIONAL and Entertainment purposes, this is not meant to be personalized medical advice. Please consult with your own personal physician for direct medical advice.
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