| Literature DB >> 7487799 |
C M Leung1, K Lai, K Shum, G Lee.
Abstract
A Chinese patient with pathological lying (pseudologia fantastica) and gender identity disturbance is described. The stories "save face" and lack a truly self-aggrandising quality. The importance of keeping "face" and maintaining modest behaviour in the Chinese culture is central to the psychopathology.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID： 7487799 DOI： 10.1080/00048679509075929
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Aust N Z J Psychiatry ISSN： 0004-8674 Impact factor: 5.744