Medical child abuse: beyond Munchausen syndrome by proxy

2009 ◽  
Vol 98 (9) ◽  
pp. 1542-1542
Author(s):  
Göran Bodegård
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome ◽  
Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy ◽  
Medical Child Abuse

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.

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