Psychiatric treatment of factitious illness in an infant (Munchausen by proxy syndrome)

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-98

  Black, Dora ^a,c,d,e   Hollis, Peter ^b,f,g  

^a Traumatic Stress Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^b Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service   (United Kingdom)

^c CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNICEF   (United States)

^f Institute of Group Analysis (IGA)   (United Kingdom)

^g Ravensbourne NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Factitious illness; Induced illness; Munchausen syndrome by proxy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142605200     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104596011008     Document Type: Article

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