@article{ref1,
title="Repeated false allegations of sexual abuse presenting to sheriffs: when is it Munchausen by Proxy?",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="1996",
author="Schreier, Herbert A.",
volume="20",
number="10",
pages="985-991",
abstract="Munchausen by proxy syndrome, wherein a caretaker (most often a mother) simulates or fabricates illness in a child in order to assume the sick role through another has now been described involving a variety of psychiatric problems and false allegations of sexual abuse. Given that a proposed dynamic appears to be a need in a dependent and/or hostile relationship with powerful transferential people from the past, it was expected that professionals (school psychologists, social workers, lawyers) other than doctors would be involved. A case involving law enforcement agents as a primary &quot;target&quot; is described and its significance discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}