Patient or Pretender
Inside the Strange World of Factitious Disorders
Published on 20. March 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-471-12013-1 (ISBN)
Description
A series of case studies are presented which explore the psychological reasons why a patient fakes illness. The aim of the volume is to provide clinical practitioners and other health care professionals with guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of those with factitious disorders.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 151 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-12013-1 (9780471120131)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Terminal by Choice; The Longing for Nurturance; A Personal Vampire; Tailspin: The Development of Factitious Illnesses; Taller Tales Were Never Spoken; Manipulating Mercury: Fake Fevers; Sensational Symptoms; If I Should Lie Before I Wake; False Accusations; Pain for Gain: The Motives Behind the Acts; Playing the Madman; The Deadliest Game of All: When Factitious Disorders Become Child Abuse; Victims of the Great Pretenders; The Legal and Ethical Boiling Pot; Discovery, Confrontation, Treatment; Index.