Suspected Munchausen's syndrome and civil commitment

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 74-76

  Johnson, Bradley R ^a,c   Harrison, Jessica A ^b  

^a Arizona Comm Protect/Treatm C   (United States)

^b Arizona Department of Corrections   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 0034073340     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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