Objective: This article presents an updated review of the literature of Munchausen Syndrome
by Proxy (Factitious Disorder by Proxy, MBP). Method: Four hundred fifty-one cases of MBP …

Controversies have centered on the prevalence of dissociative symptoms and disorders in
children and adolescents, recommended treatment approaches, and the potential effects of …

Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome (MBPS), a form of child abuse in which a caretaker--
usually a mother--fabricates and/or induces illness in a child, is one of the least understood …

BackgroundSince 1977 a literature has grown describing examples of factitious illness by
proxy (FIP). MethodThe literature in English was searched using MEDLINE and …

Munchausen by proxy syndrome, wherein a caretaker (most often a mother) simulates or
fabricates illness in a child in order to assume the sick role through another, has now been …

Over the past 25 years, I have attended to the possibility of deception in the context of
medical settings, legal disputes, and insurance claims. Many people, I have discovered, fail …

In over 200 papers on Munchausen By Proxy syndrome (MBP) in the paediatric literature, in
only I was psychiatric illness the presenting complaint. The present report details several …

Examines problems particular to psychiatric presentations of factitious disorder by proxy.
Signals for healthcare personnel when assessing a patient that indicate such a disorder and …

Munchausen by Proxy syndrome (MBPS) is a condition that represents abusive parenting
and involves a pattern of pathological health-seeking behaviors that jeopardize a child's …

This groundbreaking new book is a major contribution to ongoing development which will
safeguard and promote the welfare of the children who have illness fabricated or induced …