Medical child abuse
Subtitle: beyond Munchausen syndrome by proxy
By: Thomas A. Roesler, Carole Jenny.
Contributors: Jenny, Carole.; American Academy of Pediatrics.
Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [Elk Grove Village, IL]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9781581101362
Subjects: Munchausen syndrome by proxy -- Diagnosis; Munchausen syndrome by proxy -- Treatment; Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy -- diagnosis; Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy -- therapy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Case for a new paradigm; title: Medical child abuse; title: How did we get here?; title: Uncommon manifestations of Battered child syndrome; title: Why has it taken so long?; title: So, why do they do it?; title: Description of 115 cases referred for possible Munchausen syndrome by proxy; title: Introduction to treatment; title: Identifying medical child abuse; title: Stopping the abuse; title: Providing for ongoing safety; title: Treating the physical consequences; title: Physicians as part of the problem; title: Lawyers as part of the solution; title: Where do we go from here?