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	eMedicine - Munchausen Syndrome : Article by William Ernoehazy, Jr, MD, FACEP
		The typical presentation of Munchausen syndrome is characterized by a restless journey from physician to physician and hospital to hospital, and an ever-changing list of complaints and symptoms, often buttressed by an alarming variety of self-intoxications and self-injuries designed to better portray the illness that the patient asserts he or she has.
		Cardiac presentations of Munchausen syndrome are common enough to have allowed cardiologists to identify cardiac Munchausen syndrome—sometimes referred to as cardiopathia fantastica—as a distinct subset of the Munchausen spectrum.
		Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a form of abuse and must promptly be acted upon when suspected.
	www.emedicine.com /emerg/topic322.htm (2132 words)

	Munchausen syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Munchausen syndrome is a form of psychological disorder known as a factitious disorder (the term "Munchausen syndrome" is sometimes used, incorrectly, to refer to any form of factitious disorder).
		In Munchausen syndrome, the sufferer feigns, exaggerates, or creates symptoms of illnesses in himself or herself in order to gain attention, sympathy, and comfort from medical personnel.
		Munchausen by proxy is a term used to describe a form of child abuse and which was coined by Sir Roy Meadow, former professor of Paediatrics at the University of Leeds, England.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Munchausen_syndrome (1691 words)

	Your Guide to Munchausen Syndrome
		Munchausen syndrome is a factitious disorder, a mental illness in which a person repeatedly acts as if he or she has a physical or mental illness when he or she is not really sick.
		Munchausen syndrome is considered a mental illness because it is associated with severe emotional difficulties.
		Although a person with Munchausen syndrome actively seeks treatment for the various disorders he or she invents, the person often is unwilling to admit to and seek treatment for the syndrome itself.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/60/67152.htm (960 words)

	Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: Sick kid or sick parent?
		Munchausen syndrome is present in 10% of such perpetrators (3).
		Munchausen syndrome and MSBP are included in the DSM-III R category of factitious disorders and therefore are elusive syndromes that are difficult to diagnose and recognize (2).
		Munchausen syndrome is decidedly a psychiatric disorder involving the patient assuming a role, but the reason for skepticism concerning MSBP is that is clearly a form of child abuse, as well as a vehicle for further role assumption by the perpetrator.
	serendip.brynmawr.edu /bb/neuro/neuro02/web2/jmaryasis.html (1305 words)

	IPT Journal - "Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: Integration of Classic and Contemporary Types"
		Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a specialized form of child abuse in which a physical or mental disorder of the child is either fabricated or induced by a parent or other adult caretaker.
		Munchausen syndrome by proxy derives from adult Munchausen syndrome, which was first described in the literature in 1951 by Asher.
		Munchausen syndrome by proxy in its extreme, classical form may appear to be a discrete entity, and probably is relatively rare, though most believe that it is less rare than previously thought.
	www.ipt-forensics.com /journal/volume2/j2_2_4.htm (4917 words)

	IPT Journal - "Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: A Complex Type of Emotional Abuse Responsible for Some False ...
		ABSTRACT: Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSP) is a complex form of child abuse in which an adult, usually a mother, creates the appearance that her child is ill by fabricating evidence and even by inducing symptoms in the child.
		Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSP) is a complex type of emotional abuse that may overlap with other forms of child abuse.
		In Munchausen syndrome by proxy, as in other forms of child abuse, the parent is driven to gratify her needs at the expense of the child's.
	www.ipt-forensics.com /journal/volume5/j5_3_1.htm (14651 words)

	Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Although Munchausen syndrome by proxy can take the form of abuse from any caretaker toward a loved one (adult child-elderly parent, spouse-spouse), it is most commonly reported in parent-child relationships and is commonly noted in the literature simply as a form of child abuse (Ben-Chetrit and Melmed, 1998).
		Munchausen syndrome by proxy is usually perpetrated on younger children, and although the children may be basically very healthy, at young ages they are even more prone to confabulation when confronted with a parent’s constant worries about their health.
		Munchausen syndrome by proxy is similar to other forms of child abuse in that victims of the crime can often become perpetrators as adults (Davis et al., 1998).
	www.uic.edu /classes/socw/socw517/munchausencullen.htm (3183 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Munchausen syndrome by proxy
		Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a form of child abuse in which a parent induces real or apparent symptoms of a disease in a child.
		Munchausen syndrome occurs because of psychological problems in the adult, and is generally an attention-seeking behavior.
		Once the syndrome is recognized, the child needs to be protected and removed from direct care of the parent.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/001555.htm (731 words)

	Muchausen Syndrome By Proxy
		Symptoms of the syndrome are hard to identify but are most prevalent when the child only becomes sick in the presence of his or her mother.
		Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome, also called Factitious Disorder by Proxy, is a psychological disorder characterized by a pattern of behavior in which someone, usually a mother, induces physical ailments upon another person, usually her child (“Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome,” n.d., p.
		Because of the correlation between Baron von Munchausen’s fictional stories and the exaggerated and made up symptoms of a person with this disorder, the terms Munchausen Syndrome or Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome were adopted as clinical terms describing the two main factitious disorders.
	allpsych.com /journal/munchausen.html (2098 words)

	Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In addition, the mother may have a nursing or medical background, have her own history of Munchausen syndrome, have a history of marital discord, deny deception, lack the usual parental concern, and have suicidal ideation or attempt suicide before or after discovery of the syndrome (Meadow, 1982).
		Leonard, K.F and Farrell, P.A. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.
		Schreier, H.A. and Libow, J.A. Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy: Diagnosis and Prevalence.
	earthops.org /munchausen/munchausen.html (2177 words)

	Munchausen syndrome hub (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Munchausen syndrome, also known as factitious is a psychological disorder in which the patient fabricates the symptoms of disease or injury in order to undergo medical tests, hospitalization, or even medical or surgical treatment.
		Diagnosing Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy - by Rebecca Gorman.
		Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy - by ENS Philip Letada.
	www.genomelink.org /munchausen (430 words)

	Munchausen's Syndrome
		Munchausen's syndrome is characterized by repeated physician's visits, hospitalizations, and testing for varied complaints, coupled with extravagant, sympathy-inducing, but ultimately false tales of life experiences and losses.
		Most people with Munchausen's syndrome are thought to come from dysfunctional, abusive family backgrounds in which their needs and desires were neglected.
		But there is a form of Munchausen's syndrome in which the patient's children are actually in physical danger: Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, in which a person -- almost always a woman -- secretly induces illness or injury in her child in order to gain medical attention and support.
	health.ivillage.com /mentalhealth/mhdissociate/0,,5lbp,00.html (681 words)

	Munchausen's Syndrome and Factitious Disorders: Fact and Fiction - Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
		Munchausen's syndrome is a severe and chronic form of factitious disorder.
		Some experts think factitious disorders and Munchausen's syndrome are similar to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or addictive behaviors where people feel internally-compelled to do things they know are not always right.
		Munchausen's syndrome and factitious disorders are known and treatable diseases that can sometimes be cured.
	www.swedish.org /16914.cfm (869 words)

	THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 15, Ch. 185, Psychiatry In Medicine
		Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a bizarre variant in which usually a child is used as a surrogate patient.
		They differ from patients with Munchausen syndrome: They tend to simulate only one disease; they do it only during major psychosocial stress; they do not tend to wander from one hospital or physician to another; and they usually can be treated successfully.
		Patients with Munchausen syndrome and psychotic psychopathology as part of a characterologic disorder are rarely treated successfully.
	www.merck.com /mrkshared/mmanual/section15/chapter185/185d.jsp (562 words)

	Munchausen Syndrome \| AHealthyMe.com
		Munchausen syndrome is a psychiatric disorder that causes an individual to self-inflict injury or illness or to fabricate symptoms of physical or mental illness, in order to receive medical care or hospitalization.
		Categorized as a factitious disorder (a disorder in which the physical or psychological symptoms are under voluntary control), Munchausen's syndrome seems to be motivated by a need to assume the role of a patient.
		Because the cause of Munchausen syndrome is unknown, formulating a prevention strategy is difficult.
	www.ahealthyme.com /topic/topic100587172 (816 words)

	On Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy (MSP)
		Munchausen's Syndrome refers to a psychiatric disorder where patients pretend to have illnesses, and therefore are subjected to many medical tests and surgical procedures.
		Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy (MSP) is a parenting disorder where parents, usually the mother, fabricate symptoms in their children, thus subjecting the child to unnecessary medical tests and/or surgical procedures.
		Munchausen's Syndrome is the condition we name when a person makes himself ill purposely often to get the attention and friendship of medical personnel.
	sids-network.org /experts/msp.htm (943 words)

	Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy - Quest Diagnostics Patient Health Library
		Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP) is a mental disorder in which a person falsely reports or causes symptoms in another person under his or her care.
		Because children are the victims, Munchausen syndrome by proxy is considered a form of child abuse.
		This condition is related to Munchausen syndrome, a similar disorder in which a person causes or reports symptoms in him- or herself.
	www.questdiagnostics.com /kbase/topic/mini/hw180537/overview.htm (1161 words)

	Munchausen Syndrome
		Munchausen syndrome is a condition in which a person intentionally fakes, simulates, worsens, or self-induces an injury or illness for the main purpose of being treated like a medical patient.
		Munchausen syndrome most appropriately describes persons who have a chronic variant of a factitious disorder with mostly physical signs and symptoms, although there are reports in literature regarding psychological Munchausen syndrome, meaning that the simulated symptoms are psychiatric in nature.
		Persons with Munchausen syndrome intentionally cause signs and symptoms of an illness or injury by inflicting medical harm to their body, often to the point of having to be hospitalized.
	www.emedicinehealth.com /munchausen_syndrome/article_em.htm (332 words)

	Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy - Patient UK
		Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSbP) was a term coined by Professor Roy Meadows in 1997.
		Munchausen's syndrome implies a condition in which the patient attempts to simulate an illness by providing a false history or by fabricating evidence, and Professor Meadows proposed that a parent could use a child as a proxy Munchausen patient.
		Munchausen syndrome (approximately 25% of perpetrators have induced factitious symptoms in themselves).
	www.patient.co.uk /showdoc/40002289 (2169 words)

	Munchausen syndrome definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms
		Munchausen syndrome: (This is an alternate entry to Munchhausen syndrome with two h's in Munchhausen.
		Whole medical reports have been written about the Munchausen syndrome incorrectly written with one h.) Recurrent feigning of catastrophic illnesses, a psychological disorder that is characterized by the recurrent presentation of the patient for treatment of an acute and often dire illness that is, in reality, not present.
		The syndrome was named by an astute English physician Richard Asher in 1951 after the German cavalry officer Baron Karl Friedrich Hieronymous von Munchhausen (1720-97), a teller of tall tales.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=16072 (436 words)

	BBC - Health - Conditions - Munchausen's syndrome
		Munchausen's syndrome is a complex and rare mental health condition that causes a person to repeatedly seek medical attention for non-existent or self-induced symptoms.
		Many of those with Munchausen's have a comprehensive knowledge of medical terms and procedures, so are able to create plausible explanations for their claims.
		Munchausen's syndrome usually begins in early adulthood and is more common in men.
	www.bbc.co.uk /health/conditions/munchausenssyndrome1.shtml (671 words)

	Munchausen Syndrome \| aHealthyAdvantage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Munchausen syndrome takes its name from Baron Karl Friederich von Munchausen, an 18th century German military man known for his tall tales.
		It has been theorized that Munchausen patients are motivated by a desire to be cared for, a need for attention, dependency, an ambivalence toward doctors, or a need to suffer.
		The Munchausen patient presents a wide array of physical or psychiatric symptoms, usually limited only by their medical knowledge.
	www.ahealthyadvantage.com /topic/topic100587172 (870 words)

	Munchausen syndrome - MayoClinic.com
		Munchausen syndrome is a serious mental disorder in which someone pretends to be sick or deliberately causes illness or injury in order to fulfill deep emotional needs.
		People with Munchausen syndrome may make up symptoms, push for risky operations, or try to rig laboratory test results in their effort to win sympathy and concern.
		Munchausen syndrome is a type of condition broadly known as factitious disorder.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/munchausen-syndrome/AN00327 (258 words)

	Munchausen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Munchausen by proxy syndrome (MBPS) is one of the most harmful forms of child abuse.
		Maybe the most important aspect of this syndrome is the immense ability of the mother to fool doctors and the susceptibility of physicians to her manipulations.
		The hospital, which is the most common setting for MBPS cases, is where as much as 75% of the MBPS-related morbidity occurs as a consequence of attempts by physicians to diagnose and treat the affected child or infant.
	home.coqui.net /myrna/munch.htm (1044 words)

	What is Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The term "Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy" (MSBP) was coined in a 1976 report describing four children who were so severely abused they were dwarfed.
		Hieronymous Karl Fredrich von Munchausen was an 18th century German baron and mercenary officer in the Russian cavalry.
		Munchausen's became somewhat famous after a collection of his tales was published.
	www.ashermeadow.com /Whatis.htm (453 words)

	Munchausen syndrome - Patient UK
		There is another condition called Munchausen's syndrome by proxy in which a parent, usually the mother, produces factitious illness in the child.
		In Munchausen's syndrome by proxy a parent, usually the mother, or a carer of an older person, produces factitious illness in their charge.
		In the case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, police and social services should be alerted, but, as with child sexual abuse, it is a genuine condition that really occurs but it is essential to be sure of the verity of the diagnosis before accusations are made.
	www.patient.co.uk /showdoc/40001267 (1965 words)

	Munchausen Syndrome
		Munchausen syndrome is a type of factitious disorder, or mental illness, in which a person repeatedly acts as if he or she has a physical or mental disorder when, in truth, they have caused the symptoms.
		Note: Although Munchausen syndrome most properly refers to a factitious disorder with primarily physical symptoms, the term is sometimes used to refer to factitious disorders in general.
		Although a person with Munchausen syndrome actively seeks treatment for the various disorders he or she invents, the person often is unwilling to admit to and seek treatment for the syndrome itself.
	www.clevelandclinic.org /health/health-info/docs/2800/2821.asp?index=9833 (1222 words)

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