Citation

Nemets B, Nemets H, Kaplan Z. Harefuah 2007; 146(9): 695-7, 733.

Affiliation

Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ministry of Health, Mental Health Center Israel. nemets@bezeqint.net

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Israel Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17969307

Abstract

Factitious disorder by proxy remains one of the least known and most controversial disorders in psychiatry. The following review refers to the contemporary approach to the disorder, its prevalence, risk factors, diagnostic problems, treatment and coping.

Language: he