Aproximación teórica al síndrome de Munchausen por poderes = Theoretical approach to Munchausen syndrome by proxy

Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP) is an infrequent form of child abuse that causes high rate of morbidity and mortality, having a difficult diagnosis and manage the subsequent situation. The child is the victim of a disease induced or simulated by one of the parents, generally the mother, or careg...

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Authors: Vecina, Marta Cedenilla (Author) ; Jiménez-Perianes, Ana (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:Spanish
Published: 2020
In: Behavior & Law Journal
Year: 2020, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-11
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Keywords:
Munchausen Syndrome by proxy
Child Abuse
Factitious Disorder applied to another
perpetrator figure
simulation, falsification
Factitious Disorder by proxy
Factitious Disorder by proxy.
falsification
Simulation
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Summary:Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP) is an infrequent form of child abuse that causes high rate of morbidity and mortality, having a difficult diagnosis and manage the subsequent situation. The child is the victim of a disease induced or simulated by one of the parents, generally the mother, or caregivers, subjecting him to various medical studies, unnecessary treatments, hospitalizations and invasive diagnostic procedures that are harmful to the child. A review of the different studies on MSBP in the last decades of the 20th century and the first decades of the 21st century.
El Síndrome de Munchausen por Poderes (SMP) es una forma de maltrato infantil poco frecuente que causa una elevada morbimortalidad, teniendo un difícil diagnóstico y manejo de la situación posterior. El niño es víctima de una enfermedad inducida o simulada por uno de los padres, generalmente la madre, o cuidadores, sometiéndole a diversos estudios médicos, tratamientos innecesarios, hospitalizaciones y procedimientos diagnósticos invasivos y perjudiciales para el niño. Se realiza una revisión de los distintos estudios acerca del SMP en las últimas décadas del s.XX y las primeras del s. XXI.
ISSN:2444-4170
DOI:10.47442/blj.v6.i1.77