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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Factitious disorder"”.
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An explorative study of social workers' knowledge, experience and approach to factitious disorder
Factitious disorder is characterised by a compulsion with an unconscious motivation to intentionally fabricate signs and symptoms of physical or psychological illness. Factitious disorder by proxy is a form of abuse which usually presents as a parent portraying their child as being ill. Factitious …
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Factitious disorder and its online variant Munchausen by Internet: understanding motivation and its impact on online users to develop a detection method
… studies were required to learn more about the disorder, to decide exactly what method of detection would be most appropriate. This involved a review of the existing literature available on MbI (paper 1; Munchausen by Internet). It also involved conducting two studies which focused on …
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Problematizing munchausen by proxy
… psychiatric phenomenon of Munchausen by Proxy/Factitious Disorder by froxy. It provides a comprehensive examination of the literature, indicating the disagreement$ and lacunae. A critique of the literature is offered, with particular focus on the lack of attention to the historical and social …
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Identifying and Analyzing Medical Child Abuse Cases Through Collateral Sources
Medical Child Abuse (MCA) is a form of child maltreatment in which a caregiver exaggerates, feigns, or induces illness or injury in a child, resulting in unnecessary, and often harmful, medical procedures (Roesler & Jenny, 2008, p. 1). As a result of the deceptive nature of MCA, empirical research …