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Munchausen syndrome by proxy: a family anthology
Author(s) -
Pickford Elizabeth,
Buchanan Neil,
McLaughlan Sherryl
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1988.tb116341.x
Subject(s) - proxy (statistics) , munchausen syndrome , medicine , psychology , medical emergency , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , child abuse , mathematics , statistics
While the Munchausen‐by‐proxy syndrome is well recognized, the story of one family has been related to describe some remarkable features. These include the psychopathology of the mother, the involvement of both children in the family, the great difficulty in obtaining proof of child abuse and, finally, the prosecution of the mother in the criminal court.