%0 English Abstract %T [The lie: Hiding to tell, telling to hide]. %A Barreau P %J Soins Psychiatr %V 45 %N 353 %D 2024 Jul-Aug %M 38944537 暂无%R 10.1016/j.spsy.2024.05.010 %X We all lie. Some more than others, and others still have made it a way of life in relationships. There is a fine line between the normal and the pathological. It is certainly more psychologically comfortable to side with the truth than with lies. So what is it that drives the liar to stick to his guns?