Munchausen syndrome by proxy , MSbP (Abkürzung)

Child protective services, law enforcement, and doctors are all involved in treatment for Munchausen syndrome by proxy.

Still widely used, the term "Munchausen syndrome by proxy" has led to much confusion in the literature.

Such inconsistencies suggested that the symptoms reported were fabricated (Munchausen syndrome by proxy).

After only two consultations, the pediatrician proposes a tentative diagnosis of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.

What is Munchausen syndrome by proxy?

Pankratz's articles on Munchausen syndrome by proxy were among the first to identify the problem of false accusations associated with the diagnosis.

"It's called Munchausen syndrome by proxy, named after a German count who got off by inflicting pain on himself."

He has a worrying, domineering mother who, ever since his father died, has used Munchausen syndrome by proxy to bully him into caring for her.

Dr. Feldman discusses Munchausen syndrome by proxy.

It can take the form of direct physical or sexual assault, Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, or infanticide.

He testified across the nation on multiple cases of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, often defending mothers falsely accused of harming their children.

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Meadow attributes many unexplained infant deaths to the disorder or condition in mothers called Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.

Recent subjects have included eccentric evangelist Creflo Dollar, the different ways in which humans perceive the passage of time, and Munchausen syndrome by proxy.

His doctors, after closely examining Aaron, determined that his medical history indicated he was a healthy child whose mother suffered from Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.

Benzodiazepines have been used as a tool of murder by serial killers, and other murderers, such as those with the condition Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.

In January, the Federal Bureau of Investigation presented information on Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy to senior bureau instructors.

The authorities say Mrs. Bush suffers from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a rare form of child abuse in which an adult makes a child ill to get attention.

Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a condition in which a caregiver (usually a parent )causes or makes up an illness or injury in another person (usually a child).

Some of the other employees at the hospital board disagree with Dr. Spencer's diagnosis of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy by thinking she is overreacting.

Prosecutors declined to discuss possible motives beyond saying it appears to be an extraordinary case of child abuse, perhaps a form of a little-known affliction called Munchausen syndrome by proxy.

Dr. Virginia Fee, Robert's state-appointed therapist, concludes that Anna has something like Munchausen syndrome by proxy, inducing symptoms of emotional illness in Robert.

It turned out that the mother suffered from the disorder Munchausen syndrome by proxy, in which a caregiver tries to gain sympathy by inducing illness, often in a child.

The prosecution subsequently failed when the judge disallowed expert testimony on Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, because the syndrome had not been generally accepted by the pyschiatrists at the time.