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According to psychiatrists Feldman and Ford, most of the patients featured in this engrossing collection about feigned illnesses shared a desperate need for attention, sympathy and drama. Recent research suggets they are subject to a brain dysfunction ("factitious disorder") that requires psychiatric care. The authors' medical mystery stories range from simulated breast cancer to near fatal faking of anemia by self-bloodletting. Other patients invent stomach disorders, bulimia, fevers, seizures, blindness, or insantiy, with some purposeful patients deliberately ingesting rat poison or drugs. Most cruel of all deceptions is a form of Munchausen syndrome in which a parent fakes the illness of a child. In a book of more interest to professionals, the authors recommend special training for practitioners who hope to treat these "real, not false patients" despite their calculated deceits. Author tour.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Psychiatrists Feldman and Ford describe the bizarre phenomenon of patients who fake symptoms or serious illness (including cancer or AIDS) to get emotional support and attention. A patient's skill at convincing doctors often derives from experience as a healthcare worker or as a caretaker or relative of someone who is chronically ill. In its extreme form, known as Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, this phenomenon leads patients to make a career of seeking hospitalization for themselves or their children, often disappearing when challenged and reappearing later at another institution. The authors stress the need for early detection and discuss the ethical and legal issues involved. Recommended for medical and large public libraries.
- Lucille Boone, San Jose P.L., Cal.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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According to psychiatrists Feldman and Ford, most of the patients featured in this engrossing collection about feigned illnesses shared a desperate need for attention, sympathy and drama. Recent research suggets they are subject to a brain dysfunction ("factitious disorder") that requires psychiatric care. The authors' medical mystery stories range from simulated breast cancer to near fatal faking of anemia by self-bloodletting. Other patients invent stomach disorders, bulimia, fevers, seizures, blindness, or insantiy, with some purposeful patients deliberately ingesting rat poison or drugs. Most cruel of all deceptions is a form of Munchausen syndrome in which a parent fakes the illness of a child. In a book of more interest to professionals, the authors recommend special training for practitioners who hope to treat these "real, not false patients" despite their calculated deceits. Author tour.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Psychiatrists Feldman and Ford describe the bizarre phenomenon of patients who fake symptoms or serious illness (including cancer or AIDS) to get emotional support and attention. A patient's skill at convincing doctors often derives from experience as a healthcare worker or as a caretaker or relative of someone who is chronically ill. In its extreme form, known as Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, this phenomenon leads patients to make a career of seeking hospitalization for themselves or their children, often disappearing when challenged and reappearing later at another institution. The authors stress the need for early detection and discuss the ethical and legal issues involved. Recommended for medical and large public libraries.
- Lucille Boone, San Jose P.L., Cal.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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