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Meaning of "Munchausen's syndrome by proxy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MUNCHAUSEN'S SYNDROME BY PROXY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUNCHAUSEN'S SYNDROME BY PROXY

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Munchausen's syndrome by proxy is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MUNCHAUSEN'S SYNDROME BY PROXY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Münchausen syndrome by proxy

Münchausen syndrome by proxy is a term that is used to describe a behaviour pattern in which a caregiver deliberately exaggerates, fabricates, and/or induces physical, psychological, behavioural, and/or mental health problems in those who are in their care. With deception at its core, this behaviour is an elusive, potentially lethal, and frequently misunderstood form of child abuse or medical neglect that has been difficult to define, detect, and confirm. MSbP has also spawned much heated controversy within the legal and social services communities. In a handful of high-profile cases, mothers who have had multiple children die from sudden infant death syndrome have been declared to have MSbP. Based on MSbP testimony of an expert witness, they were tried for murder, convicted, and imprisoned for several years. In some cases, that testimony was later impeached, resulting in acquittal of those defendants.

Definition of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy in the English dictionary

The definition of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy in the dictionary is a mental disorder in which an individual derives emotional satisfaction from inflicting injury on others and then subjecting them to medical treatment.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUNCHAUSEN'S SYNDROME BY PROXY

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WORDS THAT END LIKE MUNCHAUSEN'S SYNDROME BY PROXY

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Synonyms and antonyms of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Munchausen's syndrome by proxy» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Munchausen's syndrome by proxy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Munchausen综合征由代理
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

El síndrome de Munchausen por poderes
570 millions of speakers

English

Munchausen´s syndrome by proxy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परोक्ष रूप से Munchausen सिंड्रोम
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

متلازمة مونخهاوزن بالوكالة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Синдром Мюнхгаузена по доверенности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

A síndrome de Munchausen por procuração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রক্সি দ্বারা মুউংউসেরের সিন্ড্রোম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Le syndrome de Munchausen par procuration
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sindrom Munchausen dengan proksi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Münchhausen -Syndrom durch Proxy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

代理人によるミュンヒハウゼン症候群
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대리 뮌 하우젠 증후군
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sindrom Munchausen kanthi proksi
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Hội chứng Munchausen bằng cách ủy quyền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முன்கொசேனின் சிண்ட்ரோம் ப்ராக்ஸி மூலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रॉक्सी द्वारे मुंचोसन्स सिंड्रोम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Vekaleten Munchausen sendromu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sindrome di Munchausen per procura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Syndrom Munchausena poprzez pełnomocnika
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Синдром Мюнхгаузена за дорученням
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sindromul Munchausen prin proxy
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Το σύνδρομο Munchausen δι ´αντιπροσώπου του
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Munchausen se sindroom by volmag
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Münchhausens syndrom genom ombud
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Munchausen syndrom by proxy
5 millions of speakers

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MUNCHAUSEN'S SYNDROME BY PROXY» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUNCHAUSEN'S SYNDROME BY PROXY»

Discover the use of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Munchausen's syndrome by proxy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Medical Management of Eating Disorders
Eating disorder patients can present with concomitant Munchausen's syndrome or Munchausen's syndrome by proxy. Munchausen's syndrome is defined as a recurrent, simulated, feigned illness; a form of pathological lying in which patients  ...
C. Laird Birmingham, Janet Treasure, 2010
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Special Educational Needs: Third Report of Session 2005-06
Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy is a sort of enigma — which brings me to my original purpose; a quest for the truth about Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy. The most important question for me being: what causes Munchausen's Syndrome  ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education and Skills Committee, 2006
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The Psychology of Female Violence: Crimes Against the Body
INTRODUCTION Munchausen's syndrome by proxy (MSBP) provides one of the most disturbing and dramatic examples of a female perversion, in which women use the ostensibly caring role of mother, nurse or nanny to inflict harm on ...
Anna Motz, 2001
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Explorations in Criminal Psychopathology
Compliance with treatment in asthma and Munchausen's syndrome by proxy. Archives of Diseases of Children, 66, 956. Gorman, C. A., Wahner, H. W., & Tauxe, W. N. (1970). Metabolic malingerers: Patients who deliberately induce or  ...
Louis B. Schlesinger, 2007
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Myers on Evidence in Child, Domestic, and Elder Abuse
398 See U.O. Aideyan & W.L. Smith, Radiological Features in a Case of Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy, 25 Pediatric Radiology 70 (1995) (child's mother injected saliva into child); Zan Mra, Johanna A. MacCormick, & Christopher P. Poje, ...
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Non-Epileptic Childhood Paroxysmal Disorders
Child Abuse Negl 2002; 26; 537–549. Zitelli BJ, Seltman MF, Shannon RM. Munchausen's syndrome by proxy and its professional participants. Am J Dis Child 1987; 141; 1099–1102. Forsyth BWC, Asnes AG. Munchausen syndrome by proxy.
Francis J. DiMario, 2009
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Lost Causes in and beyond Physics
... faster-than-light influences, quantum theory of the brain, and other lost causes. We use the case of Munchausen's to explain the use of conditional probability, as a prelude 2: Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy 2.1 Munchausen's Syndrome ...
R.F. Streater, 2007
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The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychiatry
Am J Med 25:6–12, 1958 Coombe P: The inpatient psychotherapy of a mother and child at the Cassel Hospital: a case of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy. Br J Psychother 12:195–207, 1995 Cornell DG, Hawk GL: Clinical presentation of ...
Robert E. Hales, Stuart C. Yudofsky, Glen O. Gabbard, 2008
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The Battered Child
Clinical and Pathological Aspects of Cardiomyopathy from Ipecac Administration in Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy. Pediatrics 91(6):9Q2-6. 16. Fischer, G. C.; Mitchell, I.; and Murdoch, D. 1993. Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy.
Mary Edna Helfer, Ruth S. Kempe, Richard D. Krugman, 1999
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Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence
“Outcome of Psychiatric Intervention in Factitious Illness by Proxy (Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy).” Archives of Disease in Childhood 81, no. 6 (1999): 465472 . Bools, Christopher, Brenda A. Neale, and Roy Meadow. “Follow Up of Victims ...
Nicky Ali Jackson, 2007

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUNCHAUSEN'S SYNDROME BY PROXY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Munchausen's syndrome by proxy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Munchausen, MMR and mendacious “warrior mothers”
But at the heart of the case lies the phenomenon that we all used to know as Munchausen's syndrome by proxy. Baker J was at pains to ... «UK Human Rights Blog, Oct 14»

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