Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 58-64 , February 2009

Challenges in the Treatment of Factitious Disorder: A Case Study

  • Leigh A. Hagglund

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding Author: Leigh A. Hagglund, MA, PMHNP-BC, Human Services, Inc. of Washington Country, Oakdale, MN 55128.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2008.03.002

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 58-64 , February 2009

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