Abstract
Materials and methods Our bibliographic review of recent case reports strongly suggests that pathological liars share an extraordinary, yet paradoxical profile: individuals beyond suspicion, prominent men with social status (Judge Couwenberg and Professor Joseph Ellis) and women incarnating the graces of motherhood (later on to be diagnosed with Munchausen by Proxy) seeming particularly genuine and convincing, often driven by their lies to a clash with the judicial system or administrative structures (such as hospitals). This review also traces the historical development of pathological lying and its place in modern-day psychiatry.
Highlights
Background the psychiatric literature reveals no consensus over the concept of pathological lying, it systematically reflects the significance of this concept in forensic psychiatry
A growing number of case reports underline the implications of untruths in a legal context
Materials and methods Our bibliographic review of recent case reports strongly suggests that pathological liars share an extraordinary, yet paradoxical profile: individuals beyond suspicion, prominent men with social status (Judge Couwenberg and Professor Joseph Ellis) and women incarnating the graces of motherhood seeming genuine and convincing, often driven by their lies to a clash with the judicial system or administrative structures
Summary
A growing number of case reports underline the implications of untruths in a legal context.
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