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| Title |
Deceiving Others/Deceiving Oneself: Four Cases of Factitious Rape
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Southern Medical Journal, July 1994
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| DOI | 10.1097/00007611-199407000-00012 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
MARC D. FELDMAN, CHARLES V. FORD, TIM STONE |
| Abstract |
Although patients with factitious disorders typically seek the "patient" role through illness portrayals, some instead portray themselves falsely as "victims." We discuss the cases of four women who claimed to have been victims of rape; the allegations ultimately were disproved. Factitious rape may be prompted by a search for nurturance; by dissociation, leading individuals to believe that trauma earlier in life is ongoing; by a need to be rescued from real, current abuse; and by projection of anger onto specific male targets. Although dramatic, factitious rape is rare, we advocate thorough investigation of rape claims even when patients have known histories of deceptive behavior. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 16 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 19% |
| Colombia | 3 | 19% |
| Mexico | 1 | 6% |
| United States | 1 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 7 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 16 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 18 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 18 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 7 | 39% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 3 | 17% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 6% |
| Professor | 1 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 2 | 11% |
| Unknown | 3 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 8 | 44% |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1 | 6% |
| Engineering | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 3 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 12. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 12 February 2023.
All research outputs
#3,057,829
of 25,837,817 outputs
Outputs from Southern Medical Journal
#122
of 2,026 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#1,099
of 20,342 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Southern Medical Journal
#1
of 14 outputs
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