Outcome of psychiatric intervention in factitious illness by proxy (Munchausen's syndrome by proxy)

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 465-472

  Berg, Birgit ^a   Jones, David P H ^a  

^a Park Hospital for Children Oxford   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Factitious disorder; Family reunification; Munchausen syndrome by proxy; Somatisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL DISEASE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032732271     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.81.6.465     Document Type: Article

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