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Hurting for love: Munchausen by proxy syndrome
- Authors:
- SCHREIER Herbert A., LIBOW Judith A
- Publisher:
- Guilford Press
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 186p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Offers a detailed examination of Munchausen by proxy syndrome. Covers clinical, medical, psychological, social and legal aspects of the disorder. Includes detailed case studies of mothers with the syndrome.
Munchausen by proxy syndrome
- Authors:
- DAY Deborah O., MOWELEY Robert L.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 10(1), January 2010, pp.13-36.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia
This article aims to provide a detailed overview of the current state of knowledge about Munchausen by proxy syndrome (MBP). It begins with a brief history of the syndrome, its epidemiology, definitions and current and future trends in diagnosis, as well as issues around misdiagnosis. The management of MBP cases covers medical and psychosocial therapy and concerns about placement and contact. Legal issues are briefly touched upon. The discussion is informed by a comprehensive review of the literature and supplemented by the authors' experience with cases referred to their practice. They intend that this article will help to dispel some of the sensationalism that can surround the disorder and help to educate professionals who deal with the families involved so that more accurate diagnoses can be made and the child victims protected.
Fabricated or induced illness in a child by a carer: a reader
- Author:
- BOOLS Christopher
- Publisher:
- Radcliffe
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 144p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
This book will assist professionals by providing easy access to original sources of information about illness fabricated or induced (FII), previously known as Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. It is a collaboration from professionals with varied backgrounds and promotes a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency approach with a child welfare focus. The information is wide ranging and includes experiences of professionals and victims. Contents include: nature of the phenomena; impact on victims; behaviour, relationships and psychopathology; explanatory models - trying to understand FII; responses by professionals - challenges for the multi-disciplinary response; contributions by psychiatric services; incidence and knowledge of FII; prevention of FII.
Child abuse and neglect: a clinician's handbook
- Authors:
- HOBBS Christopher, HANKS Helga, WYNNE Jane M
- Publisher:
- Churchill Livingstone
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 384p.,illus.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Provides a practical account of clinical signs, differential diagnosis and management of child abuse and neglect. Gives a historical perspective and goes on to look at: failure to thrive; physical abuse; burns and scalds; neglect; emotional maltreatment; sexual abuse; fetal problems; poisoning, suffocation and Munchausen syndrome by proxy; other forms of child abuse; the management of child abuse; psychological intervention and treatment; legal aspects; and fatal child abuse.