Medical child abuse (Münchausen Syndrome by Proxy)

Posted on 21. Dec, 2010 by admin in Exposing the methods

Medical Child Abuse

Most experts in child abuse aware that there’s three forms of abuse:

  • Mental/emotional
  • Physical
  • Sexual

However, what many aren’t aware of is one of the most DEADLY forms of child abuse:

Medical child abuse.

Its most common form, and only formally recognized form of medical abuse, is that of “Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.” MSbP is a very serious — and often deadly– form of abuse whereby the parent, usually a mother, inflicts real or fake injuries and/or symptoms to her own child in order to gain attention or sympathy. (read this article for a primer on MSBP).

It’s deadly in that an estimated 10% of kids whose parent has MSbP dies as a result. In fact, it has been estimated by authorities on the subject that approximately 20% of children who are thought to have died due to SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) actually died from a parent with Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.

In my case, the issue that really stands out is that my son’s mother is never, ever thrilled when batteries of tests come back negative or he recovers from his many “illnesses.” However, when talking about his ailments, many of which are severe, she goes into graphic detail. Yes, we’re talking about a mother that literally gets excited about pulling my son out of school (100 days the past 2.5 years) for medical testing, check-ups, surgeries, etc. However, when away from her, does my son continue to have these supposed illnesses?

Nope. They’re virtually nonexistent when he’s with me, his Daddy.

So when talking about child abuse, it’s important to understand that there are four kinds, not three. And they’re all simply intolerable, as they’re harming the most innocent of us!

  • Mental/emotional
  • Physical
  • Sexual
  • Medical

3 Responses to “Medical child abuse (Münchausen Syndrome by Proxy)”

  1. Stephanie Watson

    08. Feb, 2011

    Thank you for writing about these issues. I used to write a lot about parental alienation and other issues surrounding divorce when I was the Divorce editor of BellaOnline.com but now I am out of that area.

    I am glad people are still talking about these problem. Thank you.

  2. Dan Creed

    12. Apr, 2011

    I feel your pain, my kids haven’t had a school year yet where they haven’t missed 10-20 days for the sniffles, or strep throat (with no fever, no vomiting, and a negative strep test)… Not my ex-wife is trying to convince everyone that my 11 year old daughter is majorly depressed.. she claims she cuts herself (but no one can find a mark on h er), and that she has attempted to hang herself with a scarf…. again with not a mark on her… The teachers at her school think my ex-wife is nuts, my daughter is getting straight A’s (in the gifted and talented magnate program), loves playing baskbetball, and softball, and is happy go lucky pretty much all the time…. magically of course NONE of the symptoms my ex-wife claims (everything from hearing voices, to uncontrolled screaming and crying) ever happens at my house, or at school, or ANYWHERE but at her house…. But the darn medical professionals out here are so slow to call a spade a spade even when the problem is staring them in the face….

  3. tiffany

    14. Jan, 2012

    What about when your child tell you these things are wrong

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