Hurting for Love: Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome

Rating:
Summary: Not a Diagnosis
Review: A book which should be listed under science fiction. The creator of the term Munchausen by Proxy was created by Roy Meadow who has now been completely discredited. This "diagnosis" is being thrown out of the courts and it is being thrown in the dustbin, since it never has been accepted by either the American Medical Association or the American Psychiatric Association. There is no scientific basis for this theory and has caused the medical establishment more harm than good. A motive for a crime can not be diagnosed by a pediatrician. A pediatrician must base his opinions on fact. Report child abuse not motives.

Rating:
Summary: Trust me! It's true!
Review: It may seem like fiction to those lucky enough not to know a Munchausen. This book described my mother perfectly! I am a child of a Munchausen and I WAS interviewed by the authors when I was living in Utah. They also asked for medical documents and other evidence I provided. Reading the book was a great experience for me because I saw that it was an abuse that had a name. I am 50 years old and just reading the book gave me understanding I really needed. You may not believe it because it didn't happen to you. Trust me. This book is right on!

Rating:
Summary: A Corrective Opinion
Review: Just thought I would point out, as a corrective to the reviewer who believes the authors have published "nothing" in the "medical or psychiatric literature", that these authors have in fact published quite a bit on the subject in the "medical or psychiatric literature". These reviews "warning" us against the authors strike me as having some kind of agenda. Some examples of the authors' publications: Schreier (1992), "The perversion of mothering: Munchausen syndrome by proxy," Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 56; Schreier & Libow (1993), "Munchausen Syndrome by proxy: Diagnosis and prevalence," American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 63; Schreier & Libow (1994), "Munchausen by proxy syndrome: A modern pediatric challenge," The Journal of Pediatrics, 125; Libow (1994), "Munchausen by Proxy Victims in later life," Symposium conducted at the 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association; "Libow & Schreier (1986), "Three forms of factitious illness in children: When is it Munchausen syndrome by proxy?" American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 56.