ERIC Number: EJ424536
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: A Family Affair.
Mehl, Albert L.; And Others
Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, v14 n4 p577-85 1990
The article reports on a case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy in which chronic illicit insulin was administered to a one-year-old child by her mother. Factitious illnesses continued despite psychiatric intervention. Retrospective review of medical records suggested 30 previous episodes of factitious illness within the family. (DB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Diseases, Emotional Disturbances, Mental Disorders, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Psychiatry
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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