The Family Systems of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy

1988 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAMES L. GRIFFITH
Keyword(s):  
Family Systems ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy ◽  
The Family

Munchausen by Proxy or Polle Syndrome: Which Term Is Correct?

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 554-556
Author(s):  
Roy Meadow ◽  
Thomas Lennert
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Family ◽  
Munchausen By Proxy ◽  
Incorrect Information

The terms Munchausen syndrome by proxy and Polle syndrome have both been used to describe the situation in which one person persistently fabricates illness on behalf of another (usually a mother on behalf of her child). However, investigation of the family records of the real life Baron von Munchausen in Germany reveal that Polle syndrome is an inappropriate title originally derived from incorrect information.

Serial Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 581-585
Author(s):  
Randell Alexander ◽  
Wilbur Smith ◽  
Richard Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Munchausen Syndrome ◽  
Maternal Psychopathology ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
First Child ◽  
The Family ◽  
High Incidence

Five cases of Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP) are presented in which more than one child in the family was victimized. There was a high incidence of maternal psychiatric histories, marital difficulties, and Münchhausen syndrome in the mothers themselves. Seventy-one percent of the children in the families were known to be victims of MSBP; four of these children (31%) died. Multiple-child MSBP may reflect more significant maternal psychopathology than found in other cases of MSBP, or it may indicate the deteriorating consequences to the mother and other children in the family if this syndrome is not identified with the first child and effective interventions made.

Two Cases of Unexplained Bleeding: Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Funda Kurt ◽  
Sevgi Baskan ◽  
Ozdecan Bezirci ◽  
Gurol Canturk ◽  
Zarife Kuloglu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Munchausen Syndrome ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy

Munchausen syndrome by proxy: Diagnosis and prevalence.

1993 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 318-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herbert A. Schreier ◽  
Judith A. Libow
Keyword(s):  
Munchausen Syndrome ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy
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