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Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome: The triad of abuse, self-abuse, and deception

1989; Elsevier BV; Volume: 30; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0010-440x(89)90083-7

1532-8384

Mircea Sigal, Marc Gelkopf, Roy Meadow,

Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse

The Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome (MbPS) is a complicated phenomenon whereby a peculiar threefold relationship between perpetrator, victim, and medical staff develops. This triad is based on abuse of the child, deception of the doctor, and, in many cases, self-abuse or passivity of the victim towards the perpetrator's deeds. We have analyzed the interrelationship between the perpetrator, the victim, and the medical authority, in light of the mother's pathology.