ESSAY ON: Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy

Number of Pages 3

This research paper: A 3 page research paper that discusses this mental disorder. Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy (MSP) is when a parent, usually the mother, fabricates symptoms in a child thereby subjecting the child to unnecessary medical tests and/or surgical procedures. The primary motivation in MSP appears to be both an intense need by the parent to have attention from professions but also to manipulate people who are perceived as powerful. The Hoyt MSP case is given as an example. Bibliography lists 5 sources.


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