Factitious disorders: The Baron's legacy

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 33-39

  O'Shea, Brian ^a  

^a Greystones Co   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Factitious; Malingering; Munchausen

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALINGERING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 0037357734     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13651500310001040     Document Type: Article

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