By using a published definition of pathological lying, respondents (N=156) were able to reliably identify cases of pathological lying portrayed in clinical vignettes and were able to consistently discriminate between pathological lying and both related and unrelated disorders. Respondents reported usually offering a diagnosis other than pathological lying, such as a personality disorder. The behavior typically had begun during adolescence and had continued for ≥5 years. Clinicians described these patients as lying with great frequency and indicated that lying caused marked distress and impaired functioning in social, occupational, financial, and legal domains. This is where the person talks to a therapist to get a better understanding of. Most practitioners reported clinical experience with patients exhibiting pathological lying, although such patients made up a small proportion of their caseloads. Treatment for a personality disorder usually involves a talking therapy.
Participants were also presented with four clinical vignettes and a definition of pathological lying and were asked to determine whether the individuals portrayed in the vignettes met that definition. The therapy sessions will be dedicated to altering the person’s urge to lie compulsively, by making the patient practice telling the truth. the tools they need to more accurately identify and effectively treat patients. Treatment may involve cognitive behavioral therapy, psychotherapy, counseling sessions, medications, etc, wherein the physician will try to understand the cause behind the disorder. If the person is lying due to a psychological issue that can be treated with medications. This book analyzes the science behind pathological lying by synthesizing. Psychotherapists (N=295) were recruited and asked to report about their experiences with patients who engaged in pathological lying. In the case of a pathological liar, the person needs to be screened for other personality disorders. The current study aimed to survey practitioners about their experiences working with clients who engage in pathological lying and to examine practitioners' abilities to diagnose pathological lying. Recent research has supported pathological lying as a diagnostic entity, although it remains absent from nosological systems. Recently, there has been a reemergence of research examining pathological lying, which has helped establish research. Pathological lying has been discussed in the research literature for more than a century, mostly in case studies. For a hundred years, research on pathological lying has been fragmented and diffuse as a result, the disorder has been called by different names and characterized in innumerable ways, with no formal definition or diagnosis.
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