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Pathological lying, also known as pseudologia fantastica or mythomania, is a chronic behavior characterized by the habitual or compulsive tendency to lie. It involves a pervasive pattern of intentionally making false statements with the aim to deceive others, sometimes for no clear or apparent reason, and even if the truth would be beneficial to the liar. People who engage in pathological lying often report being unaware of the motivations for their lies. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Pathological lyingA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Unmasking deception: Pathological lying in narcissists and the role of subconscious energy healing therapyInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The MythomaniasThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Pathological ponto-cerebello-thalamo-cortical activations in primary orthostatic tremor during lying and stanceCited 52 times
- Go sideways: Antisocial personality disorderA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Personality disorderA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Pathological ponto-cerebello-thalamo-cortical activations in primary orthostatic tremor during lying and stance
Pathological Lying: Theoretical and Empirical Support for a Diagnostic Entity
The neuropsychological correlates of pathological lying: evidence from behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia
Pathological lying associated with thalamic dysfunction demonstrated by [99mTc]HMPAO SPECT
ON PATHOLOGICAL LYING
Psychiatric aspects of normal and pathological lying
Pathological Lying: Psychotherapists’ Experiences and Ability to Diagnose
Pathological Lying, Accusation and Swindling
🆕 Influential since 2022
Unmasking deception: Pathological lying in narcissists and the role of subconscious energy healing therapy
Development and validation of the pathological lying inventory
Executive Functioning and Pathological Lying in Adolescence: Examining Prevalence and Etiology
Mysteries of deep-lying ulcers: A clinical and pathological challenge
On the Pathophysiology of Pathological Lying: A Case Report and Literature Review
📚 Books worth reading
The MythomaniasMichael S. Myslobodsky · 1997
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