Deception.

Date:
1995
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About this work

Description

This programme looks at people with Munchausen Syndrome, a psychological disorder that leads them to fake illnesses to satisfy their addiction to hospital care. We meet Nina Stansfield (a qualified nurse) who has had, among other things, 7 laparotomies for faked ectopic pregnancies, and Simon Marsh who researches medical conditions then simulates them in A&E departments.

Publication/Creation

UK : Channel 4, 1995.

Physical description

1 videocassette (60 min.) (VHS) : sound, color, PAL.

Copyright note

Channel 4

Notes

Broadcast on 23 October, 1995.

Creator/production credits

An Oxford Television Company Production.

Type/Technique

Languages

Where to find it

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    4007V

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