Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Overview: In 1977, Englishman Roy Meadow published the first report of a new form of child abuse.1 He coined the term Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP) after the syndrome that first had been reported by Asher in ...

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Tags: Emergency, Child Abuse & Neglect, Munchausen Syndrome, Disease and Condition, Children's Health, Emergency Medicine

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SusanS_Health Susan Scroggins

Munchausen syndrome by proxy is when someone other than the patient provides false info to drs regarding symptoms, etc. http://bit.ly/cOug94

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