CLARIFICATION OF PSEUDOLOGIA FANTASTICA - A STUDY OF 2 CASES OF FANTASTIC PSEUDOLOGY

The term pseudologia fantastica has been fairly widely used despite th e lack of consensus as to its definition. Little attention has been pa id to its diagnostic significance. As a presenting symptom it can be c onfused with delusional psychosis, confabulation, malingering, or mere lying. In this article the literature is briefly reviewed, and the di agnostic significance of pseudologia fantastica in cases of neuropsych iatric, delusional, and personality disorders is illustrated with two clinical vignettes.