Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome: The triad of abuse, self-abuse, and deception

Mircea Sigal; Marc Gelkopf; Roy S. Meadow

doi:10.1016/0010-440X(89)90083-7

Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome: The triad of abuse, self-abuse, and deception

Mircea Sigal, Marc Gelkopf, Roy S. Meadow

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Abstract

The Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome (MbPS) is a complicated phenomenon whereby a peculiar threefold relationship between perpetrator, victim, and medical staff develops. This triad is based on abuse of the child, deception of the doctor, and, in many cases, self-abuse or passivity of the victim towards the perpetrator's deeds. We have analyzed the interrelationship between the perpetrator, the victim, and the medical authority, in light of the mother's pathology.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	527-533
Number of pages	7
Journal	Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume	30
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-440X(89)90083-7
State	Published - 1989
Externally published	Yes

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Psychiatry and Mental health

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