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Recent Mental Health Blog | Munchausen by Proxy Posts

Munchausen Mum Escapes Jail Term

by Beth McHugh

06 Jul 2008 07:09 PM

So what happens to a mother when she is found to be suffering from Munchausen by proxy?

Munchausen by Proxy: A Special Kind of Child Abuse

by Beth McHugh

07 May 2008 06:46 PM

We previously looked at the curious phenomena of Munchausen by Proxy (MBP) in the article of that name.

Munchausen by Proxy

by Beth McHugh

13 Oct 2007 01:53 AM

When a parent, usually the mother, consciously attempts to make her child sick, while at the same time seeking medical attention for the child, this is known as a case of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.



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