Join Amazon Prime and get unlimited Free One-Day Delivery. Already a member? Sign in.

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
More Buying Choices
11 used & new from £23.17
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Disordered Mother or Disordered Diagnosis?: Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

Disordered Mother or Disordered Diagnosis?: Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome (Hardcover)

by David B. Allison (Author), Mark S. Roberts (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
RRP: £40.50
Price: £38.48 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £2.02 (5%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Only 2 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want guaranteed delivery by Wednesday, July 15? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
7 new from £33.49 4 used from £23.17

Frequently Bought Together

Disordered Mother or Disordered Diagnosis?: Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome + Do No Harm? Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy: Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome + Hurting for Love: Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome
Price For All Three: £74.50

Some of these items ship sooner than the others. Show details

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Do No Harm? Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy: Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome

Do No Harm? Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy: Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome

by Craig McGill
5.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £9.89
Hurting for Love: Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome

Hurting for Love: Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome

by Schreier.
3.8 out of 5 stars (4)  £26.13
Fabricated or Induced Illness in a Child by a Carer: A Reader

Fabricated or Induced Illness in a Child by a Carer: A Reader

by Christopher Bools
£17.05
Sickened: The True Story of a Lost Childhood

Sickened: The True Story of a Lost Childhood

by Julie Gregory
4.3 out of 5 stars (42)  £5.19
Autism and Asperger Syndrome (The Facts)

Autism and Asperger Syndrome (The Facts)

by Simon Baron-Cohen
5.0 out of 5 stars (4)  £6.49
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (12 Nov 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0881632902
  • ISBN-13: 978-0881632903
  • Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 16.2 x 2.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 742,851 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

  • See Complete Table of Contents

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

  (What is this?)
Syndrome Diagnosis
   Ask.com    Find the Best Results for Syndrome Diagnosis. Ask us! 
  
 

Product Description

Review

"Drawing on a rich array of philosophy, history, politics, psychology, and sociology, Allison and Roberts write in lucid prose that makes reading and learning about their important and appalling subject a pleasure. With an enlightened sensibility, they expose the way that mothers have been blamed and pathologized by the unscientific and damaging creation of an allegedly rampant ‘mental disorder.’ This book is essential reading both for its own sake and because it beautifully illustrates the dangerous workings of a largely unchallenged, hegemonic mental ‘health’ system."

- Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D., Author, They Say You're Crazy

"David Allison and Mark Roberts's book opens a fundamental problematic whose stakes go far beyond the caricatured applications of so-called psychoanalysis in contemporary American society. Beyond the technocratic abuse of such an abstract model as MBPS, which ignores clinical detail and perpetuates social exclusion, a great question arises here that will hold the reader's attention and will certainly prompt new research: What is the mother's role in the mental development of the individual? What are her strengths, her weaknesses, her limits -- her rights?"

- Julia Kristeva, Ph.D., Author, Black Sun: Depression and Melancholia



Product Description
The diagnosis of Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome (MBPS) conjures up an eerie spectacle.  This putative "syndrome," which horrifically combines the elusiveness of the classic Munchausen Syndrome patient seeking care for nonexistent illness with the evil

See all Product Description

Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

1 Review
5 star:
 (1)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
5.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A One-of-a-Kind Effort, 22 April 1999
By A Customer
It is a real shame that Amazon.com has not really rallied behind this book, or at least has not offered a better discount. Munchausen-By-Proxy-Syndrome is yet another of those awful tools that prosecuters have to indict and convict people (women, in this case) without any real justification or evidence. The 'science' behind this "syndrome" is -- not unlike false memory syndrome, et al. -- a throwback to the days of witch hunts and the like. This text is the only one out there to counter the rampant conviction factory of shameless prosecutors and the FBI.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Feedback

Playing Sick? Untagling Web

Playing Sick? Untagling...

"Marc Feldman's advocacy and educational writing on MBP is fresh... Read more

›Find similar items

 

Up to 75% off Shoes

Shoe Clearance - 75% off Shoes
Save up to 75% on shoes for the whole family.

›Shop clearance shoes

  

Boys Smell

Lynx Africa Body Spray and After Shave Gift set
But we make sure they smell good...

›Discover male grooming at Amazon.co.uk

  

Treat Someone

Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates--available in any amount from £5 to £500 With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is).

›Learn more about Gift Certificates

  
Ad

Where's My Stuff?

Delivery and Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers
The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
4.5 out of 5 stars (75)£3.86
 Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga)
Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer
4.1 out of 5 stars (464)£6.49
 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
4.1 out of 5 stars (165)£3.99
 The Host
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
4.2 out of 5 stars (81)£3.86

amazon.co.uk Amazon Home
International Sites:  United States  |  Germany  |  France  |  Japan  |  Canada  |  China
Business Programs: Sell on Amazon  |  Fulfilment by Amazon  |  Join Associates  |  Join Advantage
Customer Service  |  Help  |  View Basket  |  Your Account
About Amazon.co.uk  |  Careers at Amazon
Conditions of Use & Sale |  Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates