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disorder

a disturbance of public order or peace. Its existence may trigger extended police powers.
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Factitious disorder in children and adolescents: a retrospective study.
Factitious disorder presenting with stuttering in two adolescents: The importance of psychoeducation
A pediatric case of factitious disorder with unexplained bleeding symptoms.
A case of factitious bleeding: Munchausen's syndrome
Factitious disorders by proxy in wich the presenting problem is behavioral or psychiatric.
Sindrome de Munchausen by proxy: definicion, contextualizacion y factores psiquicos involucrados
Other similar conditions, most of which are not included under the heading of factitious disorders, include malingering and hypochondriasis.
Factitious disorders and implications for emergency health services
Although "it is conceptually possible that a factitious disorder by
Proving medical child abuse: the time is now for Ohio to focus on the victim and not the abuser
The prognosis of factitious disorders varies but is generally better for those with few coexisting psychiatric diagnoses as compared to those with many mental health problems.
Severe hypokalemia and hematuria: a case of Munchausen's syndrome
Phillips, Somatoform and Factitious Disorders 116 (2001) (concerning the misdiagnosis of conversion disorder).
All in your head: a comprehensive approach to somatoform disorders in adult disability claims
Jamieson denied the killing and blamed Nichola, 29,claiming she was suffering from post-natal depression or factitious disorder by proxy, where a mother tries to get attention by harming her child.
BABY ABBIE'S KILLER DAD GETS 16 YEARS; Sickening photo of thug just before daughter's murder
Another condition causing parents to feel they are disbelieved may be provider scrutiny; Munchhausen by proxy or factitious disorder may be present.
Evaluation and management of apparent life-threatening events in infants
S., who had been labeled by child protective services as "factitious disorder by proxy, not otherwise specified." She had no idea what it meant, but needed me to establish whether this was a legitimate assessment.
Fink! still at large: factitious disorders are rare and often challenging to treat. What factors might motivate these patients to feign illness, and what therapeutic approaches could be used to treat them?
MSP is classified as factitious disorder by proxy in Appendix B of the DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association, 2000).
Munchausen by mommy
Untangling the Web of Munchausen Syndrome, Munchausen by Proxy, Malingering and Factitious Disorder. New York, N.Y: Brunner-Routledge; 2004
Point/counterpoint: the case against bioidentical hormones

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