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Case Reports
. 1979 Jul;24(7):570-2.
doi: 10.1007/BF01489328.

Factitial bleeding: successful management with psychotherapy

L E Tucker, J R Hayes, A L Viteri, T R Liebermann
Case Reports

Factitial bleeding: successful management with psychotherapy

L E Tucker et al. 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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