"Munchausen Syndrome, classified as a mental illness, occurs when a person inflicts or fabricates illness upon themselves as an attention-getting device. Munchausen by Proxy (MBP) is an even more insidious disorder in that such illness or injury is inflicted upon a victim - usua…
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Series Editor -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Author -- 1: Merging Understanding amid Worlds -- History of Factitious Disorder by Proxy -- Search for Understanding Behavior -- Mental Illne…
This book covers Munchausen and Munchausen by Proxy (MBP) though the terms have recently changed. The 2013 DSM-Vthe update to the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) diagnostic and classification toolhas classified both Munchausen and MBP as "Factitious Systematic Abuse." W…
This book covers Munchausen and Munchausen by Proxy (MBP) though the terms have recently changed. The 2013 DSM-V-the update to the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) diagnostic and classification tool-has classified both Munchausen and MBP as "Factitious Systematic Abuse."…
This book covers Munchausen and Munchausen by Proxy (MBP) though the terms have recently changed. The 2013 DSM-V--the update to the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) diagnostic and classification tool--has classified both Munchausen and MBP as "Factitious Systematic Abuse…
This book covers Munchausen and Munchausen by Proxy (MBP) though the terms have recently changed. The 2013 DSM-V—the update to the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) diagnostic and classification tool—has classified both Munchausen and MBP as "Factitious Systematic Abuse."…
This book covers Munchausen and Munchausen by Proxy (MBP) though the terms have recently changed. The 2013 DSM-Vthe update to the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) diagnostic and classification toolhas classified both Munchausen and MBP as "Factitious Systematic Abuse." W…