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Most of us can recall a time when we pretended to be sick to reap the benefits that go along with illness. By playing sick, we gained sympathy, care, and attention, and were excused from our responsibilities. Though doing so on occasion is considered normal, there are those who carry their deceptions to the extreme. In this book, Dr. Marc Feldman describes people's strange motivations to fabricate or induce illness or injury to satisfy deep emotional needs. Doctors, family members, and friends are lured into a costly, frustrating, and potentially deadly web of deceit. From the mother who shaves her child's head and tells her community he has cancer, to the co-worker who suffers from a string of incomprehensible tragedies, to the false epilepsy victim who monopolizes her online support group, disease forgery is ever-present in the media and in many people's lives. In Dying to be Ill: True Stories of Medical Deception, Dr. Feldman, with the assistance of Gregory Yates, has chronicled this fascinating world as well as the paths to healing. With insight developed from 25 years of hands-on experience, Dying to be Ill is sure to stand as a classic in the field.Product Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis LTD
ISBN-139781138063839
eBay Product ID (ePID)20046657376
Product Key Features
Number of Pages284 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameDying to Be Ill: True Stories of Medical Deception
Publication Year2018
SubjectPsychology
TypeTextbook
AuthorMarc D. Feldman, Gregory P. Yates
Subject AreaClinical Psychology
Dimensions
Item Height229 mm
Item Weight413 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorGregory P. Yates, Marc D. Feldman