Sickened the memoir of a Munchausen by proxy childhood
The author describes growing up as the victim of Munchausen by proxy, a form of child abuse in which her mother invented or caused a series of illnesses and ailments, and her struggle to escape her mother's problems to rebuild her life.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bantam Books,
2003.
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| Summary: | The author describes growing up as the victim of Munchausen by proxy, a form of child abuse in which her mother invented or caused a series of illnesses and ailments, and her struggle to escape her mother's problems to rebuild her life. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 244 p., [6] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0553381970 : PAP |
| Author Notes: | in MBP cases. A graduate student in psychiatry at Sheffield University, England, she currently lives in the United States. |
