Volume 7, suplement 2
Orzecznictwo
Genealogical fraud: a case study
JERZY POBOCHA1
1. Katedry i Kliniki Psychiatrii Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej w Szczecinie
Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii, 1998, 7, suplement 2 (7), 135-139
Keywords: fantastic pseudology, psychiatric court opinions, case study
Abstract
A case is presented of a 55-year-old man with a rich criminal record, accused of frauds, who had been earlier misdiagnosed as suffering from "genealogical paranoia" and recognized as non-accountable. The aetiology and principles of diagnosing fantastic pseudology (pathological lying) are discussed and differential diagnosis of the latter condition and paranoia are outlined.
Address for correspondence:
Dr Jerzy Pobocha,
Katedra i Klinika Psychiatrii PAM,
ul. Broniewskiego 26,
71-460 Szczecin