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1016271
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b770641
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| Main Entry
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Feldman, Marc D.,1958-
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| Title & Author
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Playing sick? : : untangling the web of Munchausen syndrome, Munchausen by proxy, malingering factitious disorder /\ Marc D. Feldman.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Brunner-Routledge,, 2004.
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1 online resource (xxx, 288 pages)
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| ISBN
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0203955617
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: 0415949343
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: 9780203955611
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: 9780415949347
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-256) and index.
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| Contents
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Dying for attention -- Disease or deception? an overview of the issues -- Pseudologia fantastica: lies larger than life -- Invading the body: the enemy within -- Feverish ploys -- Out of control: when the ruse becomes real -- False accusations and the girl who cried "wolf" -- Drawing back the curtains: the motives behind the madness -- Mental masquerades -- Munchausen by proxy: when factitious disorder becomes abuse -- Munchausen by proxy 2: after detection -- Cyber-deception: virtual factitious disorder and Munchausen by internet -- People who care: the casualties of deception -- Conscience, ethics, and the law -- Detection and diagnosis -- Healing: intervention and treatment.
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| Abstract
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Taken from bizarre cases of real patients, "Playing Sick?" is the first book to chronicle the devastating impact of phony illnesses--fictitious disorders and Munchausen syndrome--on patients and caregivers alike.
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Factitious disorders.
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Malingering.
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Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
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Munchausen syndrome.
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Münchhausen par procuration, Syndrome de.
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Münchhausen, Syndrome de.
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Pathomimies.
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Simulation (Maladies)
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Factitious disorders.
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Malingering.
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Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
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Munchausen syndrome.
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PSYCHOLOGY-- Mental Illness.
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Munchausen Syndrome.
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Syndroom van Münchausen bij volmacht.
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Syndroom van Münchausen.
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Factitious Disorders.
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Malingering.
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Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.85/86
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| LC Classification
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RC569.5.F27F453 2004
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2004 H-679
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WM 178F312pg 2004
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44.91bcl
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