An adolescent in Istanbul with Munchausen's syndrome

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 311-315

  Polat, Aslihan ^a   Kulaksizoǧlu, Isin Baral ^a,b   Vatansever, Sezai ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b 11Kisim Zambak Apt D 4 ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Munchausen's; Self injection; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RECURRENCE RISK; SELF INJECTION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0036882384     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/910E-U100-KGTP-RQNT     Document Type: Article

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