title: [Factitious disorder by proxy].
abstract: Factitious disorder by proxy remains one of the least known and most controversial disorders in psychiatry. The following review refers to the contemporary approach to the disorder, its prevalence, risk factors, diagnostic problems, treatment and coping.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Ministry of Health, Mental Health Center Israel. nemets@bezeqint.net
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nemets
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nemets
authors.forename: Zeev
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005162:Factitious Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D016735:Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology