Kathleen Bruce asked:
What is the name of the syndrome where the mother starves the baby, and then
calls the doctor a zillion billion times for help, but conceals the fact
that she is starving the baby? This is a very real psychological phenonemon,
and I have lost my note about this syndrome. Was thinking it might have
something to do with Anne Robb's client's baby?

  Would you be thinking of Munchousin's By Proxy (sp)?  I believe this is
when a person does something (usually mother to a child) that requires
significant medical work-up and treatment.  Some examples of famous cases
were seen when a mother fed baby high amounts of sodium in the formula,
causing seizures, and another case where the baby was being tested for
repeated apnea, and the mother was filmed by a hidden camera holding a
pillow to the baby's face.  So sad...
  Munchousins Syndrome (not by proxy) is when the patient causes harm to
himself, requiring frequent surgeries, treatments, tests...
 Hope this helps!
Nancy Holtzman RN BSN, Boston MA.

Kathleen
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Date:    Sat, 26 Apr 1997 08:02:50 -0500
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