Clinical features and psychopathology of factitious disorders;Clinique et psychopathologie des troubles factices

Annales de Medecine Interne

Volumn 153, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 499-502

  Limosin, Frédéric ^a   Loze, Jean Yves ^a   Rouillon, Frédéric ^a  

^a Hopital Albert Chenevier   (France)

Author keywords

Factitious disorders; Munchausen syndrome; Pathomimia; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE COURSE; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; PSYCHOPATHY; REVIEW;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; FEMALE; HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUMANS; MALE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME;

EID: 0036970564     PISSN: 0003410X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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