Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy is a mental condition in which a patient, usually a mother, persistently fabricates symptoms for another. A child will usually be the victim, and may undergo numerous distressing, unnecessary and sometimes painful medical investigations, treatment and even operations. ...
Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome (MBPS), a form of child abuse in which a primary carer - usually a mother - fabricates and//or induces illness in a child, is one of the least understood forms of child abuse and mental illness. Examining the current knowledge about the manifestations and conse...
The term “Munchausen syndrome by proxy” (MSbP) was first used in 1977 to describe two children who had incurred severe abuse as a result of their mothers' persistently fabricating illness over a long period of time. One of the children died as a result of salt poisoning; the other suffer...
Munchausen syndrome by proxyis a mental illness where a caregiver makes up or exaggerates an illness in a person in their care. This disorder is now called factitious disorder imposed on another (FDIA). It usually involves a parent and child. FDIA is a relatively rare behavioral disorder. I...
Munchausen syndrome by proxy Thesaurus Medical Acronyms Encyclopedia Wikipedia n. A psychiatric disorder in which a parent or other caregiver seeks attention from medical professionals by causing or fabricating signs or symptoms of illness in a child. ...
"Disordered Mother or Disordered Diagnosis: Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome" Read theForewordto this thought-provoking book byThe Analytic Press "One of the finest, most erudite pieces of scholarship and clear thinking I have yet to read, Dr. Mart's treatise explodes the myths of faulty reasoning ...
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (the fabrication of illness by a mother in her child) is often a serious form of child abuse that has been recognized increasingly over recent years. Approximately one-half of the mothers in this study had either smothered or poisoned their child as part of their...
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP) is generally categorized as an unusual variant of child abuse, and one where the mother is the usual perpetrator. Explanations of this extraordinary condition focus on characteristic features of the mother and the family. This article attempts to complement these ...
Munchausen syndrome by proxy: Not for women only.Focuses on published reports of Munchausen syndrome by proxy child abuse, or factitious illness abuse, which more often implicate the child's mother as the perpetrator. Criteria for the condition; Details on studies conducted in the area; Comments ...
"Investigators are looking into the possibility that Garnett was born healthy and that his mother had a disorder known as 'Munchausen syndrome by proxy,' in which a parent might harm his or her child to win sympathy, according to someone familiar with the case who requested anonymity. 'Every...