Co-morbidity associated with fabricated illness (Munchausen syndrome by proxy).
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Co-morbidity associated with fabricated illness (Munchausen syndrome by proxy).
Fifty six children who had been victims of fabricated illnesses and 82 of their 103 siblings were studied. In addition to the index fabrication, 64% of index children had had other illnesses fabricated by their mothers. Twenty nine per cent of the index children had a history of failure to thrive and 29% a history of non-accidental injury, inappropriate medication, or neglect. Seventy three per...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1992
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.67.1.77