Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: A narrative approach to explanation

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 353-363

  Loader, Peter ^a,c,d   Kelly, Ciaran ^b,e  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Child and Family Psychiatry

^d SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e West Lambeth Community Care ^*

Author keywords

Case study; Factitious illness; Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP)

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543046894     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104596013005     Document Type: Article

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