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Janice Erlbaum : "finding Munchausen's, and wishing I hadn't : a case history."

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Janice Erlbaum discusses Munchausen syndrome and her personal experience with the mental illness. Erlbaum was working in a shelter when she first met "Samantha," who had many serious health problems. Later she learned that the problems were not what they appeared to be. Munchausen syndrome...

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Other Authors: Erlbaum, Janice, 1969- (Speaker)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captions in English.
Published: Akron, Ohio : The Cummings Center for the History of Psychology, 2011.
Subjects:
Munchausen syndrome.
Munchausen Syndrome
Syndrome de Münchhausen.
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Summary:Janice Erlbaum discusses Munchausen syndrome and her personal experience with the mental illness. Erlbaum was working in a shelter when she first met "Samantha," who had many serious health problems. Later she learned that the problems were not what they appeared to be. Munchausen syndrome is a mental illness in which a person has the symptoms of extreme medical conditions, but they cause all of the symptoms themselves.
Item Description:This manifestation actually published by: London, United Kingdom: SAGE Publications, 2016.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (54 min., 12 sec.)) : sound, colour
Audience:Specialized.
ISBN:9781473981850
1473981859