Factitious disorder by proxy: Pediatric condition falsification

Harvard Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 215-224

  Shaw, Richard J ^a   Dayal, Shaili ^a   Hartman, James Kirk ^a   DeMaso, David R ^b,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Factitious disorder; Munchausen syndrome by proxy; Pediatric condition falsification

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CUSTODY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FACTITIOUS DISORDER BY PROXY; FAMILY; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; OFFENDER; PEDIATRIC CONDITION FALSIFICATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW;

CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 48249083815     PISSN: 10673229     EISSN: 14657309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10673220802277870     Document Type: Review

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