Pathological Lying

I recently ended a relationship with a man I had been seriously dating for the past year because I found out he was married. The lie was devasting, but I later found out much more was involved. He had made up an entire fantasy life totally unrelated to his real life - his background, education, profession were all lies - and he has passed himself off as a doctor to everyone he's known all these years. Now that his lies are all unraveling, he admits that because of low self esteem and never feeling adequate he has been a pathological liar since childhood. He is now seeking help.

Does this behavior have a name or part of a much larger problem that has a name? Who should he seek out to get the proper treatment and what might be the program to effect change and "wellness" in a 50 year old man?

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Re:Pathological Lying, by Tim, 11/05/02 Re:Pathological Lying, by Ken, 11/15/02 Re:Pathological Lying, by Dasie, 06/26/03

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