Munchausen syndrome by proxy: Two case reports and an update of the literature

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 411-423

  Moldavsky, Maria ^a,b   Stein, Daniel ^b,c  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abuse; Childhood; Munchausen syndrome by proxy; Perpetration

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVULSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; VOMITING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ISRAEL; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; PREVALENCE;

EID: 2342566558     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/MHGG-WQPP-FGQN-WRNH     Document Type: Review

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