Factitious and malingered dissociative identity disorder: Clinical features observed in 18 cases

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 59-77

  Thomas, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dissociative identity disorder; Factitious; Malingering; Multiple personality disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844500832     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J229v02n04_04     Document Type: Article

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