The Spectrum of Factitious Disorders

The Spectrum of Factitious DisordersFactitious disorder presents one of the most challenging variants of psychopathology in medicine. The book is the first for professionals to offer a comprehensive overview of current thinking about patients who feign or induce illnessin themselves or othersto accrue the intangible benefits of the "sick" role.

The pioneering study of the social representation of time was by Henri Hubert (1872-1927)

Given the growing dissatisfaction with existing democratic systems across the world

sidelining elites’ traditional enemies

which has close parallels for most classes of objects found at Hagios Charalambos

friendships between the diverse collection of sailors and the hazardous adventure of confronting whales on the open sea are captured unforgettably

because of the Arab domination there

and literary critics demonstrate the relevance of the unconscious economy to the field of cultural studies

shi and fei can be grasped in terms of a pre-philosophical notion of fitting

and a generally cooperative relationship between states and localities and federal administrative agencies

The Medusa Effect explores crucial ethical and epistemological questions of Victorian aesthetics

the scene-stealing ghost Beloved appears at the very heart of this book

Filled with students' stories and personal reflections from the author