Factitious hand disorders: Review of 29 years of multidisciplinary care

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1590-1598

  O'Connor, E A ^a   Grunert, B K ^a   Matloub, H S ^a   Eldridge, M P ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversion; factitious disorders; malingering; Munchausen syndrome; somatoform disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; DYSTONIA; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; FACTITIOUS HAND DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND DISEASE; HAND EDEMA; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MINNESOTA MULTIPHASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PATIENT CODING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETURN TO WORK; REVIEW; SURGEON; TRIANGULAR FIBROCARTILAGE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

CONVERSION; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; MALINGERING; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETURN TO WORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF MUTILATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84880866008     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.04.047     Document Type: Article

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