Playing Sick?

In the classic edition of this outstanding book, originally published in 2004, Dr. Marc Feldman explores the bizarre cases of real patients who feign or even self-induce illness.

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Dr. Feldman is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. A Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, Dr. Feldman is an international expert in medical deception. He is the author of five books, more than one hundred peer-reviewed articles, and has appeared as an expert in dozens of television programs, print media, and documentaries throughout the world.

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A new introduction by Dr. Stuart Eisendrath.
Foreword
Preface
Introduction by Dr. James Hamilton.

1. Dying for Attention
2. Disease or Deception? An Overview of the Issues
3. Pseudologia Fantastica: Lies Larger Than Life.
4. Invading the Body: The Enemy Within
5. Feverish Ploys
6. Out of Control: When the Ruse Becomes Real
7. False Accusations and the Girl Who Cried "Wolf"
8. Drawing Back the Curtains: The Motives Behind the Madness
9. Mental Masquerades
10. Munchausen by Proxy: When Factitious Disorder Becomes Abuse
11. Munchausen by Proxy II: After Detection
12. Cyber-Deception: Virtual Factitious Disorder and Munchausen by Internet
13. People Who Care: The Casualties of Deception
14. Conscience, Ethics, and the Law
15. Detection and Diagnosis
16. Healing: Intervention and Treatment