Citation

Krupinski M, Tutsch-Bauer E, Frank R, Brodherr-Heberlein S, Soyka M. Nervenarzt, Der 1995; 66(1): 36-40.

Vernacular Title

Munchhausen-by-proxy-Syndrom.

Affiliation

Psychiatrische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universität München.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7885511

Abstract

The term "Munchausen by proxy" denotes a special form of factitious disorder and a rare kind of child abuse. We present the case of a 12-year-old boy, whose mother's manipulations culminated in his immobilization in a wheelchair and the implantation of a pacemaker. Problems of diagnosis and clinical management of Munchausen by proxy are discussed.

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