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Münchausen by Proxy Syndrome 101

Posted on 27. May, 2010 by admin.

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What is Münchausen by Proxy Syndrome? Münchausen by Proxy (origin of this name) is a severe form of deliberate child abuse, usually by mothers (over 90% are women according to one study), whereby the mother deliberately attempts to get her own child sick via falsified physical, physiological, and/or mental symptoms. This is done through exaggeration [...]

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