Identification and classification of factitious disorders: An analysis of cases reported during a ten year period

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 221-241

  Goldstein, Amy B ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Diagnosis; Factitious disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; OCCUPATION;

EID: 0031819746     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/8LRP-5YTD-3VP2-3HC6     Document Type: Article

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