| Description |
ix, 244 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
From early childhood, Julie Gregory was continually X-rayed, medicated, and operated on—in the vain pursuit of an illness that was created in her mother’s mind. Munchausen by proxy (MBP) is the world’s most hidden and dangerous form of child abuse, in which the caretaker—almost always the mother—invents or induces symptoms in her child because she craves the attention of medical professionals. Many MBP children die, but Julie Gregory not only survived, she escaped the powerful orbit of her mother's madness and rebuilt her identity as a vibrant, healthy young woman. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.1 11.0 105352. |
| Subject |
Gregory, Julie.
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Munchausen syndrome by proxy -- Patients -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
0553803077 |
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