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Peer reviewedKahn, Gerri; Goldman, Ellen – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1991
Case study reports a case of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, a form of child abuse in which the mother presents a child for treatment for a condition she herself has invented or created. This case study describes the ways in which a mother obtained a diagnosis of sensorineural hearing loss as well as amplification for her normally hearing infant.…
Descriptors: Auditory Evaluation, Case Studies, Child Abuse, Hearing Impairments
