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Direct linkWalk, Alexandra; Davies, Susan C. – Communique, 2010
This article discusses the Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP), also known as "factitious disorder by proxy" (FDBP) and fabricated and/or induced illness, which is a mental illness in which a person lies about the physical or mental well-being of a person he/she is responsible for. Most often the dynamic transpires between a mother and her child.…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Child Abuse, Parent Child Relationship, Intervention
