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Fabricated or induced illness by carers
- Author:
- WORKING PARTY OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 78p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report outlines the role of the paediatrician and the child health services when dealing with fabricated or induced illness (also known as FII). Issues on FII covered by this report include history, definition, epidemiology, signs and symptoms, medical evaluation, procedures and management, collaboration with statutory services, training, and complaint procedures. A list of 18 recommendations for good practice is provided.
The hospital hoppers
- Author:
- DOLAN Brian
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 29.8.98, 1998, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Suggests ways to enable A&E staff to spot people with Munchausen's syndrome or Munchausen's syndrome by proxy.
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy issues faced by social workers
- Authors:
- HORWATH Jan, KESSEL Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, March 1995, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Draws on the experience of social workers to address some of the disturbing dilemmas they face when they meet a suspected case of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.
Trust betrayed: Munchausen syndrome by proxy, inter-agency child protection and partnership with families
- Editors:
- HORWATH Jan, LAWSON Brian
- Publisher:
- National Children's Bureau
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 244p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides an overview of current practical issues in relation to Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, ranging from concerns about diagnosis and the covert usage of video surveillance, to work with adult survivors and the impact of the Beverley Allitt case. Also highlights the importance of a child centred approach to the problem, and of multidisciplinary child protection services.
Fictitious illness in children: the social worker's role in identification and management
- Authors:
- MASTERSON J., WILSON J.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 12(4), 1987, pp.21-30.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The "Munchausen by Proxy" syndrome.
A practical guide to the evaluation of child physical abuse and neglect
- Editors:
- GIARDINAO Angela P., LYN Michelle A., GIARDINO Eileen R., (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 400p.
- Place of publication:
- New York
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
This guide is written to assist the health care provider in performing a systematic evaluation of the child suspected of being a victim of abuse or neglect. It aims to assist in recognising abuse and neglect (exclusive of sexual abuse) in children and youth, and in determining its extent. Particular areas covered in this manual include: specific injuries, including burns, bruises, fractures, head and abdominal injuries; malnourishment and other forms of neglect; medical child abuse (previously known as Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy); maltreatment of children with special health care needs; domestic partner violence; and prevention strategies, psychosocial assessment, collaborations with law enforcement and the courts. Part I provides an overview of the phenomenon of child abuse and neglect and offers a general approach to the evaluation of the maltreated child. Part II addresses specific forms of maltreatment such as skin injury, abusive head trauma, and neglect. Part III addresses the relationship of child maltreatment to children with special needs, the overlap of intimate partner violence with child maltreatment, and looks at approaches to the prevention of child abuse and neglect. Finally, part IV covers a number of issues related to the teamwork essential to the evaluation and investigation of child abuse and neglect.
Diagnostic, explanatory, and detection models of Munchausen by proxy: extrapolations from malingering and deception
- Author:
- ROGERS Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 28(2), February 2004, pp.225-238.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
The overriding objective is a critical examination of Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP) and its closely-related alternative, factitious disorder by proxy (FDBP). Beyond issues of diagnostic validity, assessment methods and potential detection strategies are explored. A painstaking analysis was conducted of the MSBP and FDBP literature as it relates diagnostic and assessment issues. Given the limitations of this literature, extrapolations were provided from the extensive theory and research on malingering as a related response style. Diagnostic formulations for both MSBP and FDBP de-emphasize the clinical characteristics of the perpetrator. In the case of FDBP, inferential judgments about motivation (e.g., adoption of a sick role) are challenging on conceptual and clinical grounds. When explanatory models from malingering are applied, most research has focused pathogenic models, often allied with psychodynamic thought. Finally, clinical methods for the assessment of MSBP and FDBP are not well developed. Refinements in the conceptualization of MSBP and FDBP can be provided through prototypical analysis. Drawing from malingering research, explanatory models should be expanded to include adaptational and criminological models. Finally, detection strategies for MSBP and FDBP must be formally operationalized and rigorously validated.
How can you tell?
- Author:
- DOWNEY Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.12.01, 2001, pp.26-28.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Asks whether pediatricians and social workers are on the same wavelength when it comes to deciding whether children have been the subjects of an induced illness, as opposed to suffering from a genuine one. Examines the difficulties posed by Munchausen's syndrome by proxy and how professionals can protect children from it.
A response to 'factitious disorders by proxy: a trap for the unwary'
- Authors:
- TROWELL J., MILES G.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 11(2), November 1997, pp.139-144.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The authors comment on the article 'Factitious disorders by proxy' (Randall & Parker, Journal of Social Work Practice, 11(1), 1997, pp.17-26). Reflects on the cases the authors have dealt with, and describes some of these so that links can be made between the article by Randall & Parker (1997) and everyday practice. The authors then provide ideas about how they understand the processes that are so powerfully occurring that they result in such massive splitting and denial. Hopes that these will be helpful to a practitioner confronted by such a case to enable them to understand what may be behind the 'ill' child presented.
Child abuse - a legal practitioners' guide
- Author:
- FISH David G.
- Journal article citation:
- Family Law, October 1997, pp.665-668.
- Publisher:
- Jordan
This article has been prepared specifically for the benefit of legal practitioners interested in child care law, and the work of practitioners in other disciplines, such as social work, psychology, and paediatrics. Provides a brief history of child abuse and a description of the most common forms of abuse a practitioner may encounter, including signs and symptoms.