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Playing Sick?Marc D. Feldman

Playing Sick?

2004303 pages
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"In this book Marc Feldman, describes people's strange motivations to fabricate or induce illness or injury to satisfy emotional needs, luring doctors and family members into a costly, frustrating, and potentially deadly web of deceit that is estimated to drain billions of dollars each year from the healthcare industry." "Based on years of research and clinical practice, Playing Sick? provides the clues that can help practitioners and family members recognize these disorders, avoid invasive procedures, and sort out the motives that drive people to hurt themselves and deceive others. With…

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8 editions
  • Other · English · 2023
    Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated · 9781032533643
  • Other · English · 2023
    Routledge, Chapman & Hall, Incorporated · 9781032540757
  • Other · English · 2013
    Taylor & Francis Group · 9780203955611
  • Other · English · 2013
    Taylor & Francis Group · 9781136748837
  • Other · English · 2013
    Taylor & Francis Group · 9781136748905
  • Other · English · 2013
    Taylor & Francis Group · 318 pages · 9781136748769
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