TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Munchausen syndrome/Munchausen syndrome by proxy
JO  - Journal of psychology, The
A1  - Murray, J. B.
SP  - 343
EP  - 352
VL  - 131
IS  - 3
N2  - Munchausen syndrome (MS) is characterized by patients' chronic and relentless pursuit of medical treatment for combinations of symptoms of consciously self-inflicted injury and falsely reported symptomatology. MS patients are adults, as are perpetrators of Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP). MSBP is an unusual form of child abuse in which a parent, usually the mother, brings a child for medical attention with symptoms falsified or directly induced by the mother. Most reports of MSBP have been of a few cases appearing in medical and pediatric literature. Motivation in both disorders is unclear, and diagnosis and treatment present difficult problems that require more research.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3980
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -