Münchhausens syndrom by proxy

Münchhausens syndrom by proxy («Münchausens syndrom ved stedfortreder»), forkortet MBP, er en psykiatrisk forstyrrelse der en omsorgsperson skaper falske symptomer hos et annet menneske ved å påføre det sykdom eller skade for å tilfredsstille sine egne indre behov. Offeret er som regel barnet til personen som dermed får oppmerksomhet og sympati som lidende forelder. 

Syndromet er i slekt med Münchhausens syndrom og har navn etter baron von Münchhausen, en figur fra boken Baron von Münchhausens vidunderlige historier og eventyr (1785) av Rudolf Erich Raspe, basert på skrønene adelsmannen med samme navn fortalte om sitt eget liv.

Det er en utvikling i pediatriske fagmiljøer i retning av å kalle det medisinsk mishandling/vold (medical abuse) for å synliggjøre skadevirkningene og for å gjøre det vanskeligere for gjerningspersoner å påberope seg en psykisk lidelse som en forsvarsstrategi.

Referanser

Se også
 Münchhausens syndrom, sykdomsatferd der en person stadig kontakter helsevesenet med fantastiske historier om fysiske eller psykiske symptomer

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