Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover: Factitious Disorder Imposed on Children-Report on 2 Cases

Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover: Factitious Disorder Imposed on Children-Report on 2 Cases

Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another (FDIA), also known as Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSbP) is a very serious form of child abuse. The perpetrator, usually the mother, invents symptoms or causes real ones in order to make her child appear sick. Usually this is due to a maladaptive disorder or t...

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Main Authors: Noemi Faedda, Valentina Baglioni, Giulia Natalucci, Ignazio Ardizzone, Mauro Camuffo, Rita Cerutti, Vincenzo Guidetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
factitious disorder
münchausen syndrome by proxy
child abuse
neglect
children
perpetrator
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00110/full

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