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doi: 10.1007/BF01489328.
Factitial bleeding: successful management with psychotherapy
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- DOI: 10.1007/BF01489328
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Case Reports
Factitial bleeding: successful management with psychotherapy
Dig Dis Sci.
1979 Jul.
Abstract
A young female nurse presented with unusual upper and lower-gastrointestinal bleeding, shown to be factitial. Following detection, she was successfully confronted and treated with psychotherapy. A plan for successful management of the Munchausen syndrome is discussed.
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