The spectrum of factitious disorders / edited by Marc D. Feldman and Stuart J. Eisendrath.

Washington, DC ; London : American Psychiatric Press, [1996], ©1996.

xxviii, 229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

1st ed.

Historical perspectives on the spectrum of sickness: from "crock" to "crook" / Theodore Nadelson -- Current overview of factitious physical disorders / Stuart J. Eisendrath -- Factitious psychological disorders / Pamela E. Parker -- Ethical and legal issues in factitious disorders: an overview / Charles V. Ford -- Factitious disorders and litigation / Stuart J. Eisendrath, Deirdre Conway Rand, Marc D. Feldman -- Factitious disorders by proxy: clinical features, detection, and management / Barbara M. Ostfeld, Marc D. Feldman -- Comprehensive psychosocial assessment in factitious disorder by proxy / Deirdre Conway Rand -- Legal issues in factitious disorder by proxy / Beatrice Crofts Yorker -- Hospital epidemics of factitious disorder by proxy / Beatrice Crofts Yorker -- Personal and interpersonal toll of factitious disorders / Marc D. Feldman, Roxenne Smith -- Management of factitious disorders / Stuart J. Eisendrath, Adriana Feder.

Includes bibliographical references and index.