Factitious Disorder—a Case Report
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چکیده
A case of factitious illness in a young village woman is described. She presented with multiple physical and psychiatric symptoms and had interpersonal and sexual problems. A simple behavioural approach was successful in ameliorating her symptoms.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 32 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990