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Psychology of Illness

by Hilda
(Orlando, Florida)

Photo Credit: Gregory  Wake

Photo Credit: Gregory Wake

Is there a psychological condition that accounts for a person who already has a medical condition deciding not be treated or deciding to not continue treatment; such as faking taking pills and flushing them down the drain, just in order to get attention from their family, friends and others?

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