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Munchausen syndrome by proxy
Munchausen syndrome by proxyn. A psychiatric disorder in which a parent or other caregiver seeks attention from medical professionals by causing or fabricating signs or symptoms of illness in a child.Mun′chausen syn`drome by prox′y
n. a form of Munchausen syndrome in which a person induces or claims to observe a disease in another, usually a close relative, in order to attract the doctor's attention to herself or himself. EncyclopediaSeesyndromeMunchausen syndrome by proxy
Munchausen syndrome by proxy [mun´chow-zen] see factitious disorder by proxy.Mun·chau·sen syn·drome by prox·y (mūn'chow-zĕn), a form of child maltreatment or abuse inflicted by a caretaker (usually the mother) with fabrications of symptoms and/or induction of signs of disease, leading to unnecessary investigations and interventions, with occasional serious health consequences, including death of the child. Synonym(s): factitious illness by proxyMunchausen syndrome by proxyn. A psychiatric disorder in which a parent or other caregiver seeks attention from medical professionals by causing or fabricating signs or symptoms of illness in a child.A term coined by Roy Meadow for a condition in which a parent, guardian, or spouse deliberately injures a person in his or her care—usually a child or vulnerable adult—or relates symptoms that his/her ward does not in fact have, for a primary gain, such as controlled substances to be later sold, or a secondary gain such as attention and sympathyMun·chau·sen syn·drome by prox·y (MSP) (mūn'chow-zĕn sindrōm proksē) Child abuse inflicted by a caretaker (usually the mother) with fabrications of symptoms and/or induction of signs of disease, leading to unnecessary investigations and interventions, with occasional serious health consequences, including death of the child. Also called factitious illness by proxy. AcronymsSeeMSBP |