False allegations of child physical abuse: A case of Münchausen by proxy-like syndrome?

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 201-208

  Savvidou, Ioanna ^a   Bozikas, Vasilis P ^a   Karavatos, Athanasios ^a  

^a NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Folie a deux; M nchausen by proxy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPARATION ANXIETY;

CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; FACULTY; HUMANS; MALE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; PARENTS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 0036376863     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/5AUK-YGF7-0Q58-A7EH     Document Type: Article

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