Abstract

Most factitious disorders and somatoform disorders diagnoses are made by physicians and access to psychiatric care for these patients is often difficult. Through an opioid-dependent patient case, we will investigate the existence of a continuum between these disorders and the potential value of an addiction approach treatment. Despites being located at the confluence of specific issues and being a discipline which requires larger consensus, addiction medicine is an interesting diagnostic and therapeutic approach in complex clinical situations management, between somatic and psychiatric approaches.

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