Münchausen syndrome by proxy

Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a term often used when a caregiver or spouse fabricates, exaggerates, or induces mental or physical health problems in those who are in their care, with the primary motive of gaining attention or sympathy from others. Munchausen syndrome by proxy should be considered as both crime and physiological disorder. This is because, if a person injects something toxic in the body of his/her or their children; that person may not fake to be ill but also, she or he will cause damage to the body (crime). On the other hand, a person may be physically going through some type of stress or mental illness; it can lead them to make fake symptoms (a psychological disorder). 2. Conversion disorder, factitious disorder, and malingering…

Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome (MBPS) is defined by a behavior pattern in which a caregiver fabricates, exaggerates, or induces mental or physical health problems in those who are in their care. With deception at the core, Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome is an elusive, possibly lethal, and frequently misunderstood form of child abuse that is incredibly difficult to define, detect, and confirm. The victims of MBPS are usually children, typically around pre-school age but there have been documented…

Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome in more extreme cases has become one of the most harmful forms of child abuse. The disorder also known as MBPS for short was named after an 18th century German dignitary, Baron Von Munchausen, who was known for being a habitual outlandish story teller. A perplexing aspect of the syndrome is the ability to manipulate hospital personnel in order to receive medical attention, normally by the child’s caretaker. In a majority of cases children…

Lying, with the end goal of receiving medical attention and sympathy, is not a new concept. Although it was not until the mid-1800s that Factitious disorder was officially recognized, evidence shows instances of Malingering dating back as far as the Roman times; from Odysseus in the Trojan War, to the physician Galen (Rogers 19). Munchausen Syndrome was first described by Asher in 1951, with Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy first being in diagnosed in 1977 (Feldman 1). More recently, in the last…

Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Most individuals know that child abuse exists but do not realize that there are different ways to harm a child. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, or factitious disorder, being one of them, a term that not many have heard of. Munchausen by Proxy will be defined, know how it came about, shown in different settings, such as educational and medical, and know the warning signs of this disorder. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy is an unusual form of child abuse in which…

Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Statistical Review Munchausen syndrome by proxy transpires on both male and female, with the majority of cases being a female figure. O’ Reilly (2010) stated that in more than 95 percent of the cases, the abusive parent was the biological mother (p. 875). Even though Munschusen syndrome by proxy (MSP) cases are considered rare, the incidence of this form of child abuse is still high. Gosselin (2014) stated that Munchausen syndrome by proxy is known to affect as…

The treatment for this syndrome involves removing the children, or any victim in this case, from the location of abuse or removing them from the custody of the care taker. This way the child is ensured that they will be protected and no longer suffer the consequences of this syndrome. Because these children have to be removed from the custody of their parents or caretakers, social workers and those that have to do with the foster system are involved to make sure that the children will not be…

Hospital Hopper Münchausen syndrome is a factitious disorder in which a person produces or lies about physical symptoms for sympathy and attention (Prakash, Das, Srivastava, Patra, Khan, & Shashikumar, 2014, para 1). There is another form of this disorder called Münchausen by proxy where the person will lie and produce symptoms in another who is under their care, such as a dog, an elderly person, or a child (Münchausen syndrome by proxy, 2013, para 4). They may go as far as to cause harm to…

The Trouble Today: Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MBP), as stated by Levin and Sheridan (1995), is “the deliberate creation of actual or apparent illness or the false reporting of illness in a child or other dependent done because the caretaker apparently wishes the attention that comes from the association with that illness” (p. 1) Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy is a form of child abuse. Another name for this disorder is factitious illness by proxy (DSM…

Introduction Munchausen syndrome by proxy was given the name by Dr. Roy Meadow in 1977. He figured out the name when he had two cases that had similar symptoms to those of Munchausen syndrome but were projected onto children by mothers who fabricated the symptoms. In the cases that he had one mother put her own blood into the child’s urine and the other case was of a mother who poisoned her toddler with excessive amount of salt. Many terms have been used to describe this diagnosis like…