Factitious disorders and Münchausen syndrome: The tip of the iceberg

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 366-374

  Ferrara, Pietro ^a   Vitelli, Ottavio ^b   Bottaro, Giorgia ^b   Gatto, Antonio ^a   Liberatore, Pio ^a   Binetti, Paola ^b   Stabile, Achille ^b  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child; epidemiology; factitious disorders; M nchausen syndrome; M nchausen syndrome by proxy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; PREVALENCE; ROME;

EID: 84887039322     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493512462262     Document Type: Article

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