Factitious Disorders in Everyday Clinical Practice.

Background: The pathological feigning of disease can be seen in all medical disciplines. It is associated with variegated symptom presentations, self-inflicted injuries, forced but unnecessary interventions, unusual and protracted recoveries, and frequent changes of treating physician. Factitious il...

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Published in:Deutsches Ärzteblatt International Vol. 117; no. 27/28; pp. 452 - 468
Main Authors: Hausteiner-Wiehle, Constanze, Hungerer, Sven
Format: Journal Article
Published: Deutscher Aerzte-Verlag GmbH 7/6/2020
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