Schreier H A, Libow J A
Department of Psychiatry, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Oakland, Calif.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1993 Apr;63(2):318-21. doi: 10.1037/h0079426.
A review of the literature and a survey of pediatric neurologists and gastroenterologists yield data indicating that the prevalence of Munchausen syndrome by proxy is greater than is generally estimated. This possibility is further supported by follow-up data on siblings of victims, together with wide variability among practitioners in case identification.
