PSYC 3406 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Factitious Disorder, Factitious Disorder Imposed On Self, Hillside Strangler

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3406
• Professor: Dawn Cisewski

Document Summary

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