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Brenda Bursch1, Natacha D Emerson2, Mary J Sanders3
1Departments of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences; Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 760 Westwood Plaza, Semel 48-241, Los Angeles, CA, 90024-1759, USA. bbursch@mednet.ucla.edu.
Abstract:
Munchausen by proxy refers to an individual who abusively and compulsively falsifies physical, psychiatric or developmental disorders in a child or adult victim in order to satisfy a psychological need. Factitious disorder imposed on another refers to the psychopathology in the abuser. Psychologists in medical settings may: (1) identify patients they come to suspect as being victims or perpetrators of MBP, (2) conduct or assist in clinical or forensic evaluations; (3) offer recommendations for clinical case management, and/or (4) provide treatment or referrals. The purpose of this paper is to provide guidance to psychologists and other mental health professionals in medical settings who may encounter individuals with this potentially lethal form of psychopathology.
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