Factitious Disorders Mental Health

Article by Todd S. Elwyn, MD, covers history, causes, symptoms and clues to recognition, prevalence, differential diagnosis, and treatment of this condition, which can be very challenging for busy physicians.

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• Dr. Marc Feldman's Munchausen Syndrome Page - Deals with factitious disorders, malingering, Munchausen by proxy, disorders and related disorders conditions.
• Surviving After Betrayal - Yahoo group for people who have been affected disorders by adults disorders with factitious disorder.
• A Dangerous Kind of Maltreatment - Presents information on Munchausen by Proxy, a knowledge quiz, and links to further resources.
• Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy - Two physicians from the SIDS Network present descriptions of this disorder.
• Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy Resources - Small collection of annotated links to news articles factitious and other disorders resources.
• Munchausen by Proxy and Sexual Abuse - An article intended for the education of people involved in mental health forensic investigations of child sexual abuse and related allegations.
• Factitious Disorders - General introduction to Munchausen syndrome, with FAQ, statistics, mental health case mental health reports, and definitions.
• Parenthood Betrayed: The Dilemma of Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy - A doctor explains how this disorder affects families. factitious From SelfHelp disorders magazine.
• eMedicine - Factitious Disorder - Article by Todd S. Elwyn, MD, covers history, disorders causes, symptoms and clues to recognition, prevalence, differential disorders diagnosis, and treatment of this condition, which can disorders be very challenging for busy physicians.

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