TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Repeated false allegations of sexual abuse presenting to sheriffs: when is it Munchausen by Proxy?
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Schreier, Herbert A.
SP  - 985
EP  - 991
VL  - 20
IS  - 10
N2  - 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 "target" is described and its significance discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -