JOURNAL ARTICLE

From Munchausen syndrome by proxy to factitious disorder imposed on another: What's in a name?

  • Published In: Acta Paediatrica, 2023, v. 112, n. 10. P. 2032 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Strehle, Eugen‐Matthias 3 of 3

Abstract

Sophisticated investigations including covert video surveillance (CVS) revealed that the mothers had caused these episodes by smothering.[3] RUDOLF ERICH RASPE The anglicised name Munchausen refers to the fictional character baron Munchausen who is loosely based on the historical figure Freiherr von Münchhausen (b. 1720, d. 1797). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) combines Munchausen syndrome and Munchausen syndrome by proxy under the name factitious disorder (300.19, F68.10). In 1951, Richard Asher (b. 1912, d. 1969), an astute clinician from London, defined in the Lancet, a new disease entity which he named Munchausen's syndrome. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Acta Paediatrica. 2023/10, Vol. 112, Issue 10, p2032
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Health and Medicine
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0803-5253
  • DOI:10.1111/apa.16915
  • Accession Number:171853244
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