Factitious Disorder by Proxy in Educational Settings: A Review

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-61

  Frye, Ellen M ^a   Feldman, Marc D ^b,c  

^a Wayland Baptist University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Factitious; Illness deception; Munchausen; Proxy; Sick role; Special education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856713548     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: 1573336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-011-9180-9     Document Type: Review

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