Munchausen syndrome by proxy.

1. Patrick Brown, MD 2. Cheryl Tierney, MD, MPH 1. Baystate Medical Center Springfield, Mass Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. DSM-IV-TR. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; 2000:781– 783 Beyond Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: Identification and Treatment of Child Abuse in a Medical Setting. Stirling J and the Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect. Pediatrics. 2007;119 :1026– 1030[OpenUrl][1][Abstract/FREE Full Text][2] Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. Hettler J. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2002;18 :371– 374[OpenUrl][3][CrossRef][4][PubMed][5][Web of Science][6] Different Interpretations of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. Meadow R. Child Abuse Neglect. 2002;26 :501– 508[OpenUrl][7][CrossRef][8][PubMed][9][Web of Science][10] The term Munchausen syndrome has long been recognized in adult patients who fabricate symptoms for the purpose of adopting the sick role and submitting themselves to unnecessary medical procedures. In pediatrics, this condition takes a different spin when a parent presents with a story of symptoms in his or her child, who then becomes the focus of medical investigation. Because the patient is not directing the signs and symptoms of the condition, the name of this condition is Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP). MSBP was introduced in the medical literature in 1977 by … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DPediatrics%26rft.stitle%253DPediatrics%26rft.issn%253D0031-4005%26rft.aulast%253DStirling%26rft.auinit1%253DJ.%26rft.volume%253D119%26rft.issue%253D5%26rft.spage%253D1026%26rft.epage%253D1030%26rft.atitle%253DBeyond%2BMunchausen%2BSyndrome%2Bby%2BProxy%253A%2BIdentification%2Band%2BTreatment%2Bof%2BChild%2BAbuse%2Bin%2Ba%2BMedical%2BSetting%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1542%252Fpeds.2007-0563%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F17473106%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/ijlink?linkType=ABST&journalCode=pediatrics&resid=119/5/1026&atom=%2Fpedsinreview%2F30%2F10%2F414.atom [3]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DPediatric%2Bemergency%2Bcare%26rft.stitle%253DPediatr%2BEmerg%2BCare%26rft.aulast%253DHettler%26rft.auinit1%253DJ.%26rft.volume%253D18%26rft.issue%253D5%26rft.spage%253D371%26rft.epage%253D374%26rft.atitle%253DMunchausen%2Bsyndrome%2Bby%2Bproxy.%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1097%252F00006565-200210000-00012%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F12395011%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [4]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1097/00006565-200210000-00012&link_type=DOI [5]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=12395011&link_type=MED&atom=%2Fpedsinreview%2F30%2F10%2F414.atom [6]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=000178625100011&link_type=ISI [7]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DChild%2Babuse%2B%2526%2Bneglect%26rft.stitle%253DChild%2BAbuse%2BNegl%26rft.aulast%253DMeadow%26rft.auinit1%253DR.%26rft.volume%253D26%26rft.issue%253D5%26rft.spage%253D501%26rft.epage%253D508%26rft.atitle%253DDifferent%2Binterpretations%2Bof%2BMunchausen%2BSyndrome%2Bby%2BProxy.%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1016%252FS0145-2134%252802%252900326-5%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F12079086%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [8]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1016/S0145-2134(02)00326-5&link_type=DOI [9]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=12079086&link_type=MED&atom=%2Fpedsinreview%2F30%2F10%2F414.atom [10]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=000175949600006&link_type=ISI