Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: The Need for Service Integration

1987 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-14
Author(s):  
Robyn Batten
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Service Integration ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome ◽  
Laboratory Findings ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy

Baron Karl Frederick Van Munchausen was famous throughout Europe in the 18th century for tales of his adventures which were of doubtful authenticity. In 1951 the term Munchausen syndrome was coined to describe adults who fabricated histories of illness, produced false physical signs and laboratory findings to deceive doctors and receive unwarranted medical treatment and operations. Munchausen syndrome by proxy was first described by Dr. Roy Meadow (1977) as a form of child abuse in which an illness is fabricated in a child by a parent.

scholarly journals MUNCHAUSEN BY PROXY SYNDROME

2021 ◽  
pp. 199-209
Author(s):  
Ayşe AKPINAR
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Medical Attention ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy ◽  
Munchausen By Proxy ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome ◽  
Shed Light

In this study, the main aim is to shed light onto the Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome news case articles from Turkey and the USA as well as to increase awareness related to the topic. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy is a form of child abuse and as the perpetrator of the abuse mostly a parent of the victim, it is not easy to prove the abuse by the medical staff. Most of the time, the perpetrator is ‘mother’ of the child, who fabricates a story about the child’s sickness and seeks for medical attention for the child.

scholarly journals Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy as a Cause of Child Abuse

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 103-110
Author(s):  
Youn Shin Kim ◽  
Jin Yu ◽  
Ha Ri Jeong ◽  
Kyoung-Won Ryu
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Severe Form ◽  
Factitious Disorder ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy ◽  
History Of ◽  
Role Of Nursing

Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP) is a rare form of mental disorder and is known as a particular type of child abuse. MSBP has been described since 1977 as a severe form of abuse with illness falsification or the intentional harming by guardians, mostly mothers. The perpetrator of MSBP may inflict damage to the child directly or indirectly through medical procedures. The perpetrator’s alleged motive is to satisfy her psychological needs, and she has a history of mental illness, mostly, factitious disorder, personality disorder, and somatic disorder. The pathology is not well known; as such, it is difficult for medical personnel to detect it early. In addition, it is hard to be handled effectively by the police and child welfare agencies because of the scarcity of evidence. Therefore, the authors attempt to examine the essential information from early detection and child abuse prevention by analyzing its clinical characteristics and the perpetrator’s characteristics, including alerting signs of MSBP. For this purpose, we focus on the role of nursing staff to detect this unusual cause of child abuse.

Munchausen syndrome by proxy unmasked by nasal signs

1994 ◽  
Vol 108 (4) ◽  
pp. 336-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. R. Magnay ◽  
G. Debelle ◽  
D. W. Proops ◽  
I. W. Booth
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Crohn’S Disease ◽  
Crohn's Disease ◽  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
High Mortality ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy ◽  
Diagnostic Difficulty

AbstractThe protean manifestations of child abuse continue to cause diagnostic difficulty. Recent observations of the high mortality in victims of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, and their siblings, reinforce the need for early diagnosis and appropriate intervention. We report the nasal manifestations which unmasked Munchausen syndrome by proxy in an infant who presented with intestinal and peri-orifical signs masquerading as Crohn's disease. The possibility of Munchausen syndrome by proxy should be considered in an infant with persistent nasal excoriation presenting as part of an undiagnosed illness.

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