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  • Title: Munchausen by proxy syndrome: the triad of abuse, self-abuse, and deception.
    Author: Sigal M, Gelkopf M, Meadow RS.
    Journal: Compr Psychiatry; 1989; 30(6):527-33. PubMed ID: 2684500.
    Abstract:
    The Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome (MbPS) is a complicated phenomenon whereby a peculiar threefold relationship between perpetrator, victim, and medical staff develops. This triad is based on abuse of the child, deception of the doctor, and, in many cases, self-abuse or passivity of the victim towards the perpetrator's deeds. We have analyzed the interrelationship between the perpetrator, the victim, and the medical authority, in light of the mother's pathology.
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