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December 2004 12/17 Mother fails legal bid to re-open a possible MSP case. more 12/8 Mother appeals against baby's removal. more 12/8 Munchausen's Mother Adoption case returns to court. more 12/8 Druggist is reluctant to help estranged wife who was believed to have suffered from Munchausen's Syndrome. more 12/7 A mother who lost her baby to a court order two years ago will argue in court that she is innocent of smothering her child. more November 2004 11/30 Yahoo! News: MSP at KidsHealth.org. more 11/13 Mother allegedly attempts to poison baby with Tylenol. Woman ordered to undergo Psychiatric Evaluation more 11/11 Is mother sick or is it the system? more 11/5 The Indianna Gazette: Mother pleads guilty but claims MSP mental illness. more 11/5 The Plain Dealer: Foster parents and toddler finally reunited. more October 2004 10/29 Family loses round one to have twin boy returned. more 10/29 Charges against mother in abuse case sent to grand jury. more 10/23 New Dutch MSP web site added. more 10/11 Mother gets 45 years for trying to suffocate her 2 month old infant son. Mother admits to MSP. more 10/01 Mother sentenced for intentionally making her son sick. more September 2004 9/17 Otago Daily Times - Dunedin, New Zealand... At a hearing in March, police said they did not have enough evidence to show the baby was a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy. 9/10 ... of other families that have been affected by the theory that a high proportion of unexplained baby deaths are attributable to Munchausen's syndrome by proxy ...  9/3 PROF SOUTHALL ACCEPTS MISCONDUCT VERDICT Some centre on his diagnosis of the disputed condition, Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, which is said to drive parents to harm their children to draw attention ... more August 2004 8/22 Mother caught on tape smothering toddler. more 8/22 JIM Henson's The Storyteller: Greek Myths DVD Talk - ... While there is an obvious debt to Terry Gilliam (especially his brilliant The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, one of the lost classic films of the 80s) it is ... more 8/20 EMEDICINE - Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy : Article by Jon Donavon: Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy - In 1977, Englishman Roy Meadow published the first report of a new form of child abuse. more 8/18 MOTHER Faces Probation For Making Her Son Sick. Craft's attorney says his client suffers a rare condition known as "Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy," where parents fake illness in a child or report false ... more 8/16 MUNCHAUSEN Syndrome ... her child. This is known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy, meaning the mother uses the child's fake illnesses to gain attention. ... more 8/10 ''LAS Vegas'', ''Dr. Vegas'' and ''CSI''--what happens in Vegas ... ABC's Eyes is casting for episode 1. Private Eye Chris, investigates a woman with Munchausen's Syndrome, and PI Harlan is hired by the mayor to investigate ... more 8/9 MOTHER cleared of smothering babies ... their children. Professor Meadows gave evidence suggesting that the women were suffering from Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy. more 8/7 FAMILY welcomes child doctor ban ... couple, of Cliff Park Mobile Home Site, were left devastated after Professor Southall accused them of suffering from Munchausen's Syndrome By Proxy (MSBP) more 8/7 MISLEADING, IRRESPONSIBLE, RECKLESS.. GUILTY an expert on Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy, which leads parents to harm their children to win attention - stays as a pediatrician at the ... more 8/7 HE WILL NOT SURVIVE ANOTHER DAY - FAMILIES VOW TO CONTINUE FIGHT ... The cases involve his belief in the condition called Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy, which is said to drive parents to abuse and even kill their children to draw ... more 8/7 SHAMED doctor 'destroyed my family's lives' ... "He destroyed mine and my family's lives," she told Radio 4's Today programme. "He accused me of having Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy, which was unfounded. ... more 8/7 MISLEADING, IRRESPONSIBLE, RECKLESS.. GUILTY an expert on Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy, which leads parents to harm their children to win attention - stays as a pediatrician at the ... more 8/7 FAMILY welcomes child doctor ban... The couple, of Cliff Park Mobile Home Site, were left devastated after Professor Southall accused them of suffering from Munchausen's Syndrome By Proxy... more 8/6 PEDIATRICIAN faces further cases Guardian ... Currently a consultant pediatrician at North Staffordshire district hospital, he is a proponent of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, where parents are said to... more 8/6 COLLEAGUES lend support to Clark-case doctor also read statements from doctors in support of Prof Southall, who was awarded an OBE in 1998 and is a leading expert on Munchausen's Syndrome By Proxy.  more 8/4 ANGRY parents to confront doctor. Despite her vehement denials, Judith was accused of having Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP) - a largely discredited condition which is said to lead parents ... more 8/3 CHILDREN are taken away – but the system can't admit it's wrong ... the General Medical Council but the Royal College of Pediatricians won't revise their views on Shaken Baby syndrome or Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, more 8/2 GROWN-MEN MAGS' ADS UP New York Post - New York,NY,USA ...  ." The mag's double-issue cover story is on an esoteric subject, Munchausen syndrome, which is calls "a bizarre psychological disorder in which mothers ... more 8/2 CHILDREN are taken away - but the system can't admit it's wrong Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK ... to come before the General Medical Council but the Royal College of Pediatricians won't revise their views on Shaken Baby syndrome or Munchausen's syndrome by ...   July 2004 7/24 Woman accused in 1982 baby death - A woman has appeared in court charged with the murder of a baby in Edinburgh nearly 22 years ago. more 7/14 HEALTH workers ignored boy poisoned by mother: Michelle Dickinson had the mental condition Munchausen's Syndrome By Proxy, now called Fabricated or Induced Illness, in which sufferers harm others to gain more 7/14 THE lock-up diet Spiked - London,UK ... Furthermore, the social workers said, Anamarie might be a victim of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy - a psychological disorder that causes parents to harm their ... more 7/9 Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism ... Her hypercortisolemia was cyclical, causing relapsing and remitting symptoms, which eventually led to suspicions of possible Munchausen syndrome by proxy. more June 2004 6/28 MP'S brave U-turn on smacking ... is the woman whose conviction for murdering her two children was overturned in a ruling that discredited the Munchausen syndrome by proxy - diagnosis. ... more 6/23 Irresponsible  pediatrician : murder case reaches appeal. Along with fellow pediatrician Professor Sir Roy Meadow, he was one of the main proponents of Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy. ... more 6/23 120 PARENTS COULD SUE DOCTOR The Sentinel - Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK ... But in 1994, Professor Southall accused the mother in medical records of having Munchausen syndrome by proxy and faking or inducing illness in the child to more 6/22 FALSELY blamed mother asks law lords for right to sue Guardian - UK ... But Prof Southall thought it was a case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy - a rare form of abuse in which parents fake or induce illness in their children to ... more 6/22 MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE Dumfries,UK ... was handed to the Scottish Executive when First Minister Jack McConnell agreed to look at cases involving “experts” on Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy. ... more 6/18 MEADOW row sparks shake-up of expert witnesses This is London - London, England, UK ... women may deliberately harm their babies to draw attention to themselves. He called the condition "Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy". more 6/17 He is renowned as one of the country's leading experts on Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy - a condition which apparently drives parents to harm their own ... more 6/15 DOCTOR who accused father of murders abused his position Telegraph.co.uk - London, England, UK ... the respected but controversial Prof Southall, who is one of the country's most highly regarded pediatricians and an expert in Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy. ... more 6/14 BBC News - London, England, UK ... Prof Southall, based at North Staffordshire Hospital in Stoke, is one of Britain's leading experts on Munchausen's Syndrome By Proxy, a condition which ... more 6/13 St. Paul, MN, USA ... Prosecutors said she had Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a disorder in which parents cause illnesses in a child to draw attention to themselves... more 6/12 TEEN wants contact with mom convicted of abusing her Miami Herald (subscription) - Miami, FL, USA ... Prosecutors said she had Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a psychological disorder in which parents causes illnesses in a child to draw attention to themselves. ... more 6/11 I stand by baby murder claim, says doctor Telegraph.co.uk - London, England, UK ... Instead Prof Southall, 55, an expert in Munchausen's Syndrome by proxy, felt his suspicions had been adequately corroborated by other sources including social ... more 6/10 I did right thing, says doctor who accused father of killing sons Telegraph.co.uk - London, England, UK ... Prof Southall, one of Britain's experts on Munchausen's Syndrome by proxy, works as a consultant pediatrician at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire ... more 6/10 FRESH FINDINGS AS DICKINSON SENTENCE CUT Whitehaven News - Whitehaven, Wales, UK ... She was said to suffer from the attention-seeking disorder Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy and was alleged to have duped doctors into prescribing medication for ... more 6/9 EIGHT MORE YEARS IN JAIL Carlisle News - Carlisle, England, UK ... 16-year sentence was “crushing and excessive” for a woman suffering from the “attention seeking” personality disorder, Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. ... more 6/9 ACCUSATION was a 'sick joke' ic Birmingham.co.uk - Birmingham, UK ... Prof Southall, aged 55, is one of Britain's leading experts on Munchausen's Syndrome By Proxy, a condition which apparently drives parents to harm their own ... more 6/8 FATHER slams expert's allegations BBC News - London, England, UK ... Professor Southall, based at North Staffordshire Hospital in Stoke, is one of Britain's leading experts on Munchausen's Syndrome By Proxy, a condition which ... more 6/6 New Book Release: Munchausen by Proxy: Identification, Intervention, and Case Management by Louisa Lasher & Mary Sheridan. A distressing look into how far will some people go to get attention. Through detailed case studies and analysis, the authors take readers into the lives and minds of people whose obsessive craving for attention compels them to fake illness, sometimes to the point of death. more 6/5 MUM ' S JUSTICE BATTLE Dumfries.co.uk - Dumfries, UK ... The use of witnesses presented as experts on the condition Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy - a mental disorder where someone seeks medical help for ... more 6/5 BABY killer appeal fails Dumfries.co.uk - Dumfries, UK ... Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy was said to be a condition which caused people to harm their babies to draw attention to themselves but leading medical ... more 6/2 22 child death convictions reviewed by Crown Office The Scotsman - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK ... mothers in Scotland have been separated from their families after being linked with the now infamous condition, Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, where... more 6/1 CAMPAIGNERS call for review of care orders The Scotsman - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Parents diagnosed with Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy had hoped their families would be reunited following the Angela Cannings case... more

May 2004

5/30 KILLING them slowly Guardian - UK ... civilization. Industrialists and Ministers are colluding in a state variant of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy. Obviously countries ... more 5/28 DIARY - Julian Fellowes New Statesman - London, England, UK ... figures who are so terrified of offending anyone that they simply spout anodyne views on anything from the Iraqi war to Munchausen's syndrome by proxy in a ... more 5/28 FAITH in Child Protection System Must be Restored Newswise (press release) - USA ... The term Munchausen syndrome by proxy received publicity when in 1977 Meadow reported a case with deliberate fabrication of symptoms. ... more 5/20 'I plotted to kill Allitt' The Sun - UK ... hospital, Lincs. Her trial heard she suffered from Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy - harming others to bring attention to herself. But no ... more 5/18 'WHITEWASH' fear over child abuse review The Scotsman - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK... It comes as dozens of parents in Scotland claim to have been wrongly diagnosed with the discredited condition Munchausen's syndrome by proxy (MSBP) - more 5/16 REVIEW Demanded on Expert Witness Care Cases The Scotsman - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK ... Parents diagnosed with Munchausen's syndrome by proxy had hoped they would be able to get their children back in the wake of the Angela Cannings case. more 5/15 KEY children's judgment expected BBC News - London, England, UK... Doctors said the child's mother had Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy, a medical condition which made her try to make her daughter ill. more 5/13 LOOKING into the mind of the mother who kills WCNC (subscription) - Charlotte,NC,USA ... Burton said one prevalent form of mental illness in cases like these is a syndrome called Munchausen’s by proxy, where parents hurt their own children as a ... more 5/11 MUNCHAUSEN Syndrome By Proxy rare diseases. about.com - USA ... her child. This is known as Munchausen syndrome by proxy, meaning the mother uses the child's fake illnesses to gain attention. more 5/9 TESTIMONY of child abuse experts under new scrutiny Sunday Herald - Glasgow, Scotland, UK ... witnesses, such as Professor Sir Roy Meadow and Professor David Southall, two of the country’s main experts on Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP), also ... more 5/8 COT-DEATH professor: Campaign against me puts children at risk ... Independent - London, England, UK ... Professor Sir Roy Meadow, whose expert evidence about Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy led to a number of women being convicted and jailed, has told his MP that ... more 5/7 WOMAN who was accused of trying to murder son launches legal bid Scottish TV - Glasgow, Scotland, UK Lawyers are challenging the validity of the alleged condition Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy, where mothers apparently harm their children in order to draw ... more 5/7 MANATEE saga takes us into murky waters Orlando Sentinel - Orlando, FL, USA ... I think the club wants manatees kept on their deathbed to get attention. It is a case of environmental Munchausen syndrome by proxy. 5/7 95% of baby death convictions 'safe' Guardian - UK ... Campaigners and some newspapers had anticipated the release of hundreds of parents who had been jailed for Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, an attempt by the ... more 5/7 ACCUSED mother launches legal challenge against controversial ... The Scotsman - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK ... murder her baby son has launched a landmark case in the Scottish courts, challenging the discredited theory of Munchausen ’s syndrome by proxy (MSBP) which ... more 5/5 BABY killing cases likely to stand The Times London, England, UK ... cases relied on the evidence of the pediatrician Sir Roy Meadow, who discovered and promoted the now discredited condition Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy. ... more 5/5 I just want to bring my little girl home in  Birmingham ... During the bitter custody battle, the blonde was accused of harming her child and was said to have Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy, a theory of the discredited ... more 5/1 MOTHER bid mother launches appeal BBC News - London, England, UK ... attempted murder and child cruelty. Dickinson was said to suffer from the disorder Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. She was alleged to have ... more

April 2004

4/22 JAILED Moms: Accuser Mistaken CBS News - USA (CBS) You may have heard of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. It's the kind of child abuse in which a parent tries to get attention ... more

4/21  AGONY of Parents Accused of Killing Children The Scotsman - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK ... brought against her. In 1986, she had been diagnosed with Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy – again by Prof Meadow. These cases have ... more

4/18 SWALLOWING Tony and Co's blatant deceptions The Scotsman - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK ... Blair is the most severe case of Munchausen’s Syndrome Without Proxy. The Scouse Spouse has also been infected by the fantasy virus... more

4/16 PEDIATRICIANS slam media 'bias' BBC News - London, England, UK ... The 38 signatories to the letter complained about media pronouncements that Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy - in which sufferers induce or fabricate illnesses ... more

4/16 DOCTORS IN MEDIA CAMPAIGN The Sentinel - Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK The 37 signatories - consultant pediatricians and one pediatric radiologist - said media pronouncements that Munchausen syndrome by proxy does not exist ... more

4/15 POLICE investigate foster home KVUE  - Austin, TX, USA ... Officials tell KVUE News a criminal investigation underway, involving the possibility of what's called Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy. more

4/16 PEDIATRICIANS slam media 'bias' BBC News - London, England, UK ... The 38 signatories to the letter complained about media pronouncements that Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy - in which sufferers induce or fabricate illnesses ... more

4/16 DOCTORS IN MEDIA CAMPAIGN The Sentinel - Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK The 37 signatories - consultant pediatricians and one pediatric radiologist - said media pronouncements that Munchausen syndrome by proxy does not exist ... more

4/15 POLICE investigate foster home KVUE  - Austin, TX, USA ... Officials tell KVUE News a criminal investigation underway, involving the possibility of what's called Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy. more

4/13 'WRONGLY labeled' mothers criticize GMC delay Telegraph.co.uk - London, England, UK Mothers who allege that they were wrongly labeled as suffering from Munchausen's syndrome by proxy accused the General Medical Council of dragging its feet ... more

4/10 COT death expert: we were victims of a smear campaign Independent - London, England, UK ... at the centre of the bitter row about child protection broke his silence to defend the disputed diagnosis of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy and its chief ... more

4/9 MUM'S BID TO EXPOSE INQUIRY FLAWS Leicester Mercury - Leicester, England, UK ... Meadow. Sir Roy diagnosed Mrs Loughran with the condition he conceived called Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy (MSPB) in 1986. MSPB ... more

4/7 DOCTOR'S diary: a very real mystery Telegraph.co.uk - London,England, UK ... Parents of children with CFS have been accused of the bogus diagnosis of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy and threatened with court orders to remove the children ... more

4/5 DCFS KSL-TV - Salt Lake City, UT, USA ... A Layton woman and her lawyer have proven in court that the Division of Child and Family Services messed up... more

4/3 SEEN but not heard Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales, Australia ... witnessed instances where doctors up the ante on parents they disagree with over a child's diagnosis by suggesting Munchausen's syndrome by proxy (MSBP) - the ... more

4/1 Some doctors are too ready to look for psychological problems in the family when diagnosing a sick child. Julie Robotham reports. The woman thought it should be relatively straightforward to have her son diagnosed and treated - especially given his history of knee injury. more

March 2004

3/31 COURT Allows Parents to Ask for Damages from State Welfare KSL-TV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA ... Officials believed he had Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, a condition in which parents act as if their children are ill or make them ill to get attention...  more

3/31 PARENTS can seek damages for DCFS taking child Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City,UT,USA ... Caseworkers feared the then-12-year-old might be a victim of Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy, a psychiatric condition in which a parent fabricates symptoms in a...   more

September 2003

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Indiana, PA - Woman accused of trying to poison her 4 year old son. A woman was charged with administering near-lethal doses of Benadryl and Tylenol to her 4-year-old son, and one doctor has noted the possibility that she may be suffering from a rare psychiatric disorder that can lead mothers to abuse their children. September 5  Read the Story

August 2003

SAN FRANCISCO: From the American Academy of Ophthalmology: Munchausen syndrome by proxy possible in unexplainable medical conditions August 13  Read the Story

LEWISBURG - Citing numerous court errors, Marybeth Davis' lawyer has appealed an adverse circuit court ruling to the state Supreme Court.
 August 13 Read the Story

ANOKA COUNTY, MN Mystery Enshrouds Uncovered Baby Remains. Remains Of Three Infants To Be Autopsied, Tested August 6 Read the Story

July 2003

Washington D.C. - Time to Purge the Ipecac? "...Silber says that another uncountable number of people with a condition called "Munchausen's syndrome by proxy" use the stuff to sicken children..." July 8  Read the Story

June 2003

SAN BERNARDINO - San Bernardino County officials traveled to Kingman, Ariz., this week and took two children from their mother because, they allege, she showed symptoms of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.  June 27 2003 Read the Story

Australia  A Queensland District Court jury in Brisbane has found a mother guilty of torture after being shown a secretly taped video of the mother injecting Epsom salts into a nose-tube of her infant son. June 2003 Read the Story

Ottawa, Canada  After over a year of investigation, the Canadian Children's Aid Society has cleared a mother of MSP abuse. June 25 2003 Read the Story

Utah, Cedar City  Mother sues after her child is removed into protective custody for suspected Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy.  June 2003 Read the Story

United Kingdom  Six mothers are set to have their murder convictions reviewed by an Appeals Court after the acquittal of Trupti Patel.  Read the Story

United Kingdom Tears as Salt Prisoner is found guilty. Daughter, 11, is left brain damaged.  Read the Story 

May 2003

AsherMeadow News The US House of Representatives Children and Family Services has selected AsherMeadow™ as a resource for it's visitors.

Is Man's Best Friend In Trouble? Some Seek Attention by Making Pets Sick: A look into the bizarre world of Canine MSP. An original article published by AsherMeadow.

Pavia, Rome - An Italian mother stuffed her 14-year-old son with so many unnecessary medicines that he ballooned to 310 pounds, could not walk and eventually had to be taken to a hospital. A local court has severed the mother's parental rights. more at Yahoo! News 

Lakeland, FL - Mother sentenced for abusing sons. Teresa Dutton, convicted last month of child abuse faces 10 years of probation and restricted access to her two sons, even after they reach adulthood. more at The Ledger
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