Description
| Product ID: | 9781032533643 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Mental Health Classic Editions |
| Title: | Playing Sick? |
| Subtitle: | Untangling the Web of Munchausen Syndrome, Munchausen by Proxy, Malingering, and Factitious Disorder |
| Authors: | Author: Marc Feldman |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Criminal or forensic psychology, Criminal or forensic psychology, Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, Psychotherapy, Psychiatry, Clinical psychology, Psychotherapy |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In the classic edition of this outstanding book, originally published in 2004, Dr. Marc Feldman explores the bizarre cases of real patients who feign or even self-induce illness. In the classic edition of this outstanding book, originally published in 2004, Dr. Marc Feldman explores the bizarre cases of real patients who feign or even self-induce illness. Playing Sick? chronicles the devastating impact of illness hoaxes, including factitious disorders, Munchausen syndrome, Munchausen by proxy, and malingering. Based on years of research and clinical practice, Playing Sick? provides the clues that can help professionals, family members, friends, and patients themselves to recognize these diagnoses, avoid invasive procedures, and understand elusive motives. Dr. Feldman offers practical advice to get emotionally ill patients the help they need. This classic edition is essential reading for physicians, social workers, and anyone interested in why and how individuals fabricate illness. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-09-14 |
