Abstract:
:Information is presented about 19 children, under age 7 years, from 17 families, whose mothers consistently gave fraudulent clinical histories and fabricated signs so causing them needless harmful medical investigations, hospital admissions, and treatment over periods of time ranging from a few months to 4 years. Episodes of bleeding, neurological abnormality, rashes, fevers, and abnormal urine were commonly simulated. Often the mothers had had previous nursing training and some had a history of fabricating symptoms or signs relating to themselves. Two children died. Of the 17 survivors, 8 were taken into care and the other 9 remained at home after arrangements had been made for their supervision. Study of these children and their families has enabled a list of warning signs to be compiled together with recommendations for dealing with suspected acts. The causes and the relationship of this form of behaviour to other forms of non-accidental injury, iatrogenic injury, and parental-induced illness are discussed.
journal_name
Arch Dis Childjournal_title
Archives of disease in childhoodauthors
Meadow Rdoi
10.1136/adc.57.2.92subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1982-02-01 00:00:00pages
92-8issue
2eissn
0003-9888issn
1468-2044journal_volume
57pub_type
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.55.11.876
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更新日期:1996-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.2006.106617
更新日期:2008-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.70.3.234
更新日期:1994-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.52.4.314
更新日期:1977-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.59.2.107
更新日期:1984-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.70.5.439
更新日期:1994-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.66.1_spec_no.26
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.88.11.976
更新日期:2003-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1136/archdischild-2015-310215
更新日期:2016-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.57.7.511
更新日期:1982-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.51.2.120
更新日期:1976-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-305864
更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.77.3.223
更新日期:1997-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1136/archdischild-2017-314375
更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.50.7.565
更新日期:1975-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.53.1.58
更新日期:1978-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-304398
更新日期:2014-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.68.1_spec_no.46
更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.57.6.453
更新日期:1982-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.60.1.56
更新日期:1985-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi:10.1136/archdischild-2015-308875
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.60.12.1113
更新日期:1985-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.2006.102079
更新日期:2007-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1136/archdischild-2011-300795
更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.73.2.151
更新日期:1995-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1136/adc.2006.114975
更新日期:2007-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1136/adc.2003.014365
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Archives of disease in childhood
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1136/adc.2008.145144
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00