Munchaussen syndrome by proxy
Sellise nime sai see häire selle sarnasuse tõttu Münchauseni sündroomile, mis on häire, kus inimene tahtlikult
tekitab või mõtleb endale välja haigussümptomeid. Rangelt öelduna tähendab MSBP, et inimesel on
Münchauseni sündroom ja see psühhopatoloogia avaldub lapse läbi.
Munchaussen syndrome by proxy
Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSP) is an uncommon disorder first described by Roy Meadow in 1977. It
was so named because of its similarity to Mun- chausen syndrome, a factitious disorder in which a person
intentionally produces or fabricates physical symptoms in him- or herself.' In MSP the symptoms are
intentionally produced o r fabricated in a child by a parent, usually the mother
MSBP is a syndrome in which perpetrators either harm a child in their care or achieve harm through their
insistence on medical tests and treatments for non-existent, fabricated or ecacerbated conditions. Abuse may go
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