Devotees, pretenders and wannabes: Two cases of factitious disability disorder

Sexuality and Disability

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 243-260

  Bruno, Richard L ^a,b  

^a KESSLER INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION   (United States)

^b RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputees; Factitious disorders; Munchausen's syndrome; Paraphilias; Sexual deviations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPULSION; DISABILITY; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBSESSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031464333     PISSN: 01461044     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024769330761     Document Type: Article

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