They seem devoted to the child, which makes it hard for health professionals to see a diagnosis of
Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
No-one is sure what causes
Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Sometimes, the person was abused as a child or has Munchausen syndrome (fake illness for themselves).
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, the hinterland of child abuse, Lancet 1977; 2: 343-345.
Protect the children: Be on the lookout for
Munchausen syndrome by proxy. RN, 70(12), 33-37.
Munchausen syndrome by proxy (SMP): an extreme form of child abuse with a special forensic challenge.
(4) John Stifling, Jr., Beyond
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy:
MUNCHAUSEN syndrome by proxy is a rare form of child abuse.
Medical child abuse; beyond
Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Retrieved January 29, 2008, from http://www.emedicine.com/ emerg/topic830.htm
A I think you're referring to
Munchausen syndrome by proxy, where a parent will deliberately fabricate an illness in their child to get attention, even making them ill deliberately to do so.
Campaigners claimed Dr Peter Davis had worked closely with Sir Meadow on a paper called Epidemiology of
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. The document became a key guide to the condition.
The care order was imposed after a paediatrician's report suggesting she was likely to suffer from
Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a condition in which a carer, usually the mother, deliberately harms the person in their care to attract attention.