
@article{ref1,
title="Munchausen by proxy syndrome: The triad of abuse, self-abuse, and deception",
journal="Comprehensive psychiatry",
year="1989",
author="Sigal, M. and Gelkopf, Marc and Meadow, R. S.",
volume="30",
number="6",
pages="527-533",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-440X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}