@article{ref1,
title="Munchausen syndrome by proxy: Clinical review and legal issues",
journal="Behavioral sciences and the law",
year="1991",
author="Kahan, Bernard and Yorker, Beatrice Crofts",
volume="9",
number="1",
pages="73-83",
abstract="Well-established policies and procedures govern the identification, management, and treatment of most variations of child abuse. For many therapists, such cases have become &quot;routine&quot;. Munchausen syndrome by proxy is an under-recognized form of child abuse in which a parent feigns or creates illness in a child specifically to have the child subjected to unnecessary diagnostic tests and treatments by medical practitioners. Variations range from false reports of fevers or allergies, to life-threatening abuse, such as surreptitious poisonings or injections with toxic substances. This article reports a case example of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, provides a review of historical, diagnostic and management issues, and discusses legal issues relevant to detection of the perpetrator and protection of the child victim.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0735-3936",
doi="10.1002/bsl.2370090109",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2370090109"
}