Munchausen syndrome by proxy: father as a perpetrator

We conclude that fathers, as well as mothers and female caretakers, can be the perpetrators in Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Those same fathers may be even more difficult to detect when they do not fit previously described personalities and traits associated with mothers. We do not know if this case...

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Apnea - etiology
Case studies
Child abuse
Diagnosis
Domestic violence
Factitious disorder
Factitious disorders
Family violence
Fathers
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Munchausen Syndrome - diagnosis
Munchausen syndrome by proxy
Munchausen-by-proxy syndrome
Seizures - etiology
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