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ERIC Number: EJ036146
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1971
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A Therapeutic Confrontation Approach to Treating Patients with Factitious Illness
Wedel, Kenneth R.
Social Work, 16, 2, 69-73, Apr 71
Patients suffering from factitious illness present complex problems for themselves and hospital personnel. This article describes a multidisciplinary intervention through confrontation approach that has proved to be successful with such patients. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Patterns, Helping Relationship, Intervention, Psychiatric Services, Psychological Patterns, Psychosomatic Disorders, Social Workers
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