Munchausen syndrome by proxy: Ongoing clinical challenges

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 248-253

  Squires, Janet E ^a   Squires Jr , Robert H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

child abuse; disease falsification; medical child abuse; Munchausen syndrome by proxy; pediatric condition falsification

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FACTITIOUS DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; PARENTS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE;

EID: 77956436469     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181e33b15     Document Type: Review

References (45)

1. Rosenberg DA. Web of deceit: a literature review of Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Child Abuse Negl 1987;11:547-63.
2. Asher R. Munchausen's syndrome. Lancet 1951;1:339-41.
3. Meadow R. Munchausen syndrome by proxy. The hinterland of child abuse. Lancet 1977;2:343-5.
4. Sheridan MS. The deceit continues: an updated literature review of Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Child Abuse Negl 2003;27:431-51.
5. Shaw RJ, Dayal S, Hartman JK, et al. Factitious disorder by proxy: pediatric condition falsification. Harv Rev Psychiatry 2008;16:215-24.
6. Ayoub CC, Alexander R, Beck D, et al. Position paper: definitional issues in Munchausen by proxy. Child Maltreat 2002;7:105-11.
7. Roesler T, Jenny C. Medical Child Abuse. Beyond Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. American Academy of Pediatrics; 2009.
8. Bools C, Neale B, Meadow R. Munchausen syndrome by proxy: a study of psychopathology. Child Abuse Negl 1994;18:773-88.
9. Schreier H. Munchausen by proxy. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 2004;34:126-43.
10. Schreier HA, Libow JA. Munchausen syndrome by proxy: diagnosis and prevalence. Am J Orthopsychiatry 1993;63:318-21.
11. Awadallah N, Vaughan A, Franco K, et al. Munchausen by proxy: a case, chart series, and literature review of older victims. Child Abuse Negl 2005;29:931-41.
12. Galvin HK, Newton AW, Vandeven AM. Update on Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Curr Opin Pediatr 2005;17:252-7.
13. Bools CN, Neale BA, Meadow SR. Follow up of victims of fabricated illness (Munchausen syndrome by proxy). Arch Dis Child 1993; 69:625-30.
14. McGuire TL, Feldman KW. Psychologic morbidity of children subjected to Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Pediatrics 1989;83:289-92.
15. Libow JA. Munchausen by proxy victims in adulthood: a first look. Child Abuse Negl 1995;19:1131-42.
16. de Ridder L, Hoekstra JH. Manifestations of Munchausen syndrome by proxy in pediatric gastroenterology. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2000;31:208-11.
17. Lasher LJ, Feldman MD. Celiac disease as a manifestation of Munchausen by proxy. South Med J 2004;97:67-9.
18. Baron HI, Beck DC, Vargas JH, et al. Overinterpretation of gastroduodenal motility studies: two cases involving Munchausen syndrome by proxy. J Pediatr 1995;126:397-400.
19. Hyman PE, Bursch B, Beck D, et al. Discriminating pediatric condition falsification from chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction in toddlers. Child Maltreat 2002;7:132-7.
20. Sigurdsson L, Reyes J, Kocoshis SA, et al. Intestinal transplantation in children with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction. Gut 1999; 45:570-4.
21. Boyce WT. The vulnerable child: new evidence, new approaches. Adv Pediatr 1992;39:1-33.
22. Meadow R. Management of Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Arch Dis Child 1985;60:385-93.
23. Meadow R. Munchausen syndrome by proxy abuse perpetrated by men. Arch Dis Child 1998;78:210-6.
24. Donald T, Jureidini J. Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Child abuse in the medical system. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1996;150:753-8.
25. Schreier HA, Libow JA. Munchausen by proxy syndrome: a modern pediatric challenge. J Pediatr 1994;125(6 Pt 2):S110-5.
26. Zitelli BJ, Seltman MF, Shannon RM. Munchausen's syndrome by proxy and its professional participants. Am J Dis Child 1987; 141:1099-1102.
27. Holstege CP, Dobmeier SG. Criminal poisoning: Munchausen by proxy. Clin Lab Med 2006;26:243-53.
28. Vennemann B, Bajanowski T, Karger B, et al. Suffocation and poisoning-the hard-hitting side of Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Int J Legal Med 2005;119:98-102.
29. Epstein MA, Markowitz RL, Gallo DM, et al. Munchausen syndrome by proxy: considerations in diagnosis and confirmation by video surveillance. Pediatrics 1987;80:220-4.
30. Eminson DM, Postlethwaite RJ. Factitious illness: recognition and management. Arch Dis Child 1992;67:1510-6.
31. Policy statement-Child abuse, confidentiality, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Pediatrics 125:197-201.
32. Dufour DR. Laboratory tests of thyroid function: uses and limitations. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2007;36:579-94.
33. Nanji AA. Misleading biochemical laboratory test results. CMAJ 1984;130:1435-41.
34. Picano E. The risks of inappropriateness in cardiac imaging. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2009;6:1649-64.
35. Thompson WM, Kilani RK, Smith BB, et al. Accuracy of abdominal radiography in acute small-bowel obstruction: does reviewer experience matter? AJR Am J Roentgenol 2007;188:W233-8.
36. Leape LL. Unnecessary surgery. Health Serv Res 1989;24:351-407.
37. Leape LL. Unnecessary surgery. Annu Rev Public Health 1992;13: 363-83.
38. Bordage G. Where are the history and the physical? CMAJ 1995; 152:1595-8.
39. Jauhar S. The demise of the physical exam. N Engl J Med 2006; 354:548-51.
40. Hampton JR, Harrison MJ, Mitchell JR, et al. Relative contributions of history-taking, physical examination, and laboratory investigation to diagnosis and management of medical outpatients. Br Med J 1975;2:486-9.
41. Woollcott P Jr, Aceto T Jr, Rutt C, et al. Doctor shopping with the child as proxy patient: a variant of child abuse. J Pediatr 1982;101:297-301.
42. Donald T, Jureidini J. Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Arch Dis Child 1996;74:274-5.
43. Sanders MJ, Bursch B. Forensic assessment of illness falsification, Munchausen by proxy, and factitious disorder, NOS. Child Maltreat 2002;7:112-24.
44. Stirling J Jr. Beyond Munchausen syndrome by proxy: identification and treatment of child abuse in a medical setting. Pediatrics 2007; 119:1026-30.
45. Jureidini JN, Shafer AT, Donald TG. "Munchausen by proxy syndrome": not only pathological parenting but also problematic doctoring? Med J Aust 2003;178:130-2.