Recovery from chronic factitious disorder (Munchausen's syndrome): A personal account

Personality and Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 80-83

  Bass, Christopher ^a   Taylor, Michael ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BORDERLINE STATE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873747191     PISSN: 19328621     EISSN: 1932863X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pmh.1223     Document Type: Article

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