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Munchausen's syndrome by proxy : current issues in assessment, treatment, and research /

This important book reviews the current state of knowledge of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, a type of child abuse which causes wide concern. Two main areas are covered, which will be of particular interest: new directions in research, and treatment of the perpetrator in and outside the family...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Adshead, Gwen, Brooke, Deborah
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : River Edge, NJ : Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co., ©2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. A 20-Year Overview
  • INTRODUCTION
  • NON-ACCIDENTAL POISONING
  • MUNCHAUSEN BY PROXY
  • FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS
  • BROADER CONCEPTS AND TREATMENT
  • GREAT ORMOND STREET EXPERIENCE 1977-1996
  • A MODEL TO UNDERSTAND ILLNESS INDUCTION/MUNCHAUSEN BY PROXY
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 2. International Perspectives on Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
  • INTRODUCTION
  • CROSS-CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON RATES OF MSBP
  • THE EVOLUTION OF KNOWLEDGE
  • CROSS-CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS OF MSBP
  • CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON ETIOLOGY
  • MANAGEMENT
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 3. Child Abuse Specific to the Medical System
  • REFERENCES
  • Chapter 4. The Extraordinary Case of Mrs H
  • MRS H'S STORY
  • MOTHERHOOD ABUSE AND PERVERSION
  • MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY AS PERVERSION IN WOMEN
  • FEMALE PERVERSION AND INDICATORS OF RIS.