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Munchausen’ s Syndrome and Drug Dependence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

M. London  and
K. Ghaffari
M. London*
Affiliation:
St Thomas' Hospital, London SEI (now Senior Registrar, St Augustine's Hospital, Chartham, Canterbury)
K. Ghaffari
Affiliation:
St Thomas' Hospital (now Locum Consultant, West Middlesex Hospital, isle worth, Middlesex)
*
∗ Correspondence
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Extract

A man with Munchausen's syndrome was treated for drug dependence, which allowed him to establish and sustain a bond with a hospital, but eventually brought about an ethical dilemma.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 149 , Issue 5 , November 1986 , pp. 651 - 654
Copyright
Copyright © 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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