Munchausen by Proxy and Other Factitious Abuse : Practical and Forensic Investigative Techniques.
This book covers Munchausen and Munchausen by Proxy (MBP) though the terms have recently changed. The 2013 DSM-V--the update to the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) diagnostic and classification tool--has classified both Munchausen and MBP as "Factitious Systematic Abuse." Whi...
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| Language: | English |
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Portland :
CRC Press,
2016.
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| Series: | CRC series in practical aspects of criminal and forensic investigations.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Series Editor; Preface; Acknowledgments; Author; 1: Merging Understanding amid Worlds; History of Factitious Disorder by Proxy; Search for Understanding Behavior; Mental Illness Defined; Factitious Disorder; FD Case Examples; Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another; Case Examples; Suspicion Factors for the Presence of FDP (Fabricated Illness); Factitious Disorder by Adult Proxy; FD/FDP Definitional Predicate; Child Abuse with an FDP Factor as Battered Child Syndrome Methodology; Pathological Lying Categories.
- FD and FDP Connective TheoryVictim Neglect within the Scope of Systematic Factitious Abuse; Alternative Answers to Unexplained Behavior; Somatic Symptom Disorder; Malingering; Case Example; Malingering by Proxy; Case Example; Online FD/FDP Support Groups; FD/FDP Category Grouping: Identification; Simulation; Production; Presentation of FDP Identified Illnesses; Poisoning Cases; How Human Poisoning Occurs; Victim Suffocation; Case Example; FDP Warning Signs/Indicators; FDP Behavioral Warning Signs; FDP Abuse or Homicide: Family Screening.
- Suggested Screening Questions for FDP Nonoffending Parents, Family Members, or OthersFrequency and Reporting of Cases; Reporting Tendencies; Resource Reporting for Suspected Abuse with an FDP Factor; Medical Personnel; School Resources; Fire and Emergency Medical Team Personnel; Guardians; Home Health-Care Staff and Administration; Victimization Location Preferences; FDP Case Resolution Factors; Mobility Factors and Trends; Conclusion; Notes; 2: Offenders and Victims; The Factitious Disorder by Proxy Offender; Recognition and Obstacles; "Great Pretender"; Victim/Offender Roles.
- Offender OccupationsTypical Offender Traits; Abusers Using FDP Methodology: Profile Characteristics; Back to the Future; Case Study; Categorization of FDP Offenders; Professional FDP Offenders; Victim Profile; Case Summary; Victim Conditioning; Case Review; Two Combine to Make One; Case Study; Recognizing a Victim's Testimony; Sex and Age of Primary FDP Victims; Victim Mortality; Common Traits Found in FDP Victims; Elder Victims of Abuse with an FDP Factor; Case Report; Notes; 3: Understanding Factitious Disorder and Factitious Disorder by Proxy; General Understanding of Abuse.
- Unique Sphere of FDP Behavior"Believe It or Not"; Envisioning FDP and FD; What Does the Offender Gain through FDP Abuse?; How Society Enables FDP Child Victimization; Factors Present during the FDP Victimization Sequence; Victimization Pathways; FDP Reactionary Gap; Recognizing What You See; Sphere of Victimization; FDP Offender Typology Categorization via Action; FD/FDP Infliction as Punishment; Eating Disorders; Clinical Definitions; Similarities between Eating Disorders and FD/FDP; FDP Fact Sheet; Notes; 4: Assessing Potential Lethality of the FDP Abuse Offender; Lethality Links.