A case of factitious disorder involving menstrual blood smeared on the face

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-101

  Yanik, Medaim ^a   San, Imran ^a   Alatas, Necat ^a  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Culture; Factitious disorder; Menstrual blood

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE COURSE; EPISTAXIS; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HEMORRHAGE; MENSTRUATION; ORAL BLEEDING;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CULTURE; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; FEMALE; FLUOXETINE; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF MUTILATION; TURKEY;

EID: 3042533565     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/A3V5-L64N-8Q9T-FWQY     Document Type: Article

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