1. Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy
... 1993) postulated that this syndrome is more common than previously believed, and that many of the cases are not diagnosed. MSBP ranges from diseases that are completely imagined to diseases that are fully induced in the child. The means by which MSBP mothers most frequently fabricate disease are suffocation, induced seizures, bleeding, chronic poisoning with ipecac (leading to vomiting), chronic poisoning ... Rite Children's Medical Center (Atlanta, GA) added facilities to perform inpatient covert video surveillance (CVS) of suspected cases of Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP). Forty-on...
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