Spectrum of Factitious Disorders

Inbunden, Engelska, 1996

Av Marc D. Feldman, Stuart J. Eisendrath, University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa) Feldman, Marc D. (Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, MD Eisendrath, Stuart J.

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"The Spectrum of Factitious Disorders" offers professionals a comprehensive overview of current thinking about patients who feign or induce illness - in themselves or others - to accrue the intangible benefits of the "sick" role. This volume covers innovative techniques and a management approach for treating such patients, stressing the need to treat them with acceptance and understanding. First-person accounts are used to illustrate the intense feelings mobilised in friends, family members, caregivers and patients themselves as factitious disorders play out. Using abundant case material, this work aids mental health practitioners in understanding the phenomenon of "disease-forgery" and addresses its inherent management challenges. Notable contributors provide relevant information on ethical and legal issues in factitious disorders. The clinical features, detection and management of factitious disorder by proxy are explored, along with comprehensive psychosocial assessment and legal issues in such cases.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1996-08-30
Mått140 x 210 x 21 mm
Vikt445 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor264
FörlagAmerican Psychiatric Association Publishing
ISBN9780880489096

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As part of the Clinical Practice Series, this volume on factitious disorders strives to provide current, factual, and theoretical material of interest; a practical clinical approach; up-to-date literature reviews; and the most recent treatment methods. The Spectrum of Factitious Disorders succeeds in nearly all of these goals, and is probably the best book for clinicians on the subject... This is a useful and important book by some of the leading authorities in the field. It represent s the existing literature well... I have used The Spectrum of Factitious Disorders as a reference on a number of occasions already, and I assume this volume will remain a primary resource for clinicians for some time. General Hospital Psychiatry In case after case, this book demonstrates the seriousness of factitious disorders and their impact on family, friends, and practitioners in every medical specialty. This surprisingly comprehensive book is the first clinical guide to factitious disorders, and it is likely to remain for years the authoritative source in its field. The New England Journal of Medicine In all, The Spectrum of Factitious Disorders is a highly palatable, well-documented overview of the many variants of such disorder and current clinical thinking on the subject. It will make a notable addition to any therapists' library. M.D. NEWS I recommend this excellent book to all who are interested in better understanding a strange and troubling psychological phenomenon. Newsletter of the Marin County Psychological Association