@article{ref1,
title="Factitious illness by proxy presenting as anorexia and polydipsia by proxy",
journal="Acta paediatrica",
year="1998",
author="Moszkowicz, M. and Bjørnholm, K. I.",
volume="87",
number="5",
pages="601-602",
abstract="Factitious illness by proxy is a highly pathological form of parent-child relationship. To our knowledge no former case of polydipsia by proxy has been published. The case of a 2-y-old boy suffering from malnutrition due to displacement of maternal anorexia and polydipsia is presented. Child psychiatric evaluation found cognitive delay and psycho-social impairment in the child, as well as a severe mother-child relationship disturbance. Psychological assessment showed a personality disorder with depressive and paranoid features in the mother. The father was described as a schizoid personality. The possible mechanisms of displacement are hypothesized.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0803-5253",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}