Dying to Be Ill: True Stories of Medical Deception

by Gregory P Yates and Marc D. Feldman

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138063819
• ISBN13: 9781138063815
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"