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The mother next door : medicine, deception, and Munchausen by proxy  Cover Image Book Book

The mother next door : medicine, deception, and Munchausen by proxy / Andrea Dunlop and Mike Weber.

Dunlop, Andrea, (author.). Weber, Mike, 1964- (author.).

Summary:

"No bond is more sacred than that between a mother and child. And no one is more sympathetic than a mother whose child faces a life-threatening illness. But what if the mother is the cause of the illness? What if the sympathy is the point? Munchausen by proxy (MBP) has fascinated and horrified both professionals and the general public since this disturbing form of child abuse was first identified. But even as the public has been captivated by these tales of abuse and deception, there remains widespread misinformation and confusion about MBP. Are these mothers unfeeling psychopaths, or sick women who need help? And more important, how can we protect the children whose lives are at stake? The Mother Next Door offers a groundbreaking look at MBP from an unlikely duo: a Seattle novelist whose own family was torn apart by it, and the Texas detective who has worked on more medical child abuse cases than anyone in the nation."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250284273
  • ISBN: 1250284279
  • Physical Description: xxx, 272 pages ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2025.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Meet Hope -- Saving Sophia -- Meet Mike Weber -- The investigation begins -- A family divided -- Poison -- The interview -- The arrest -- Aftermath -- What happened to Alyssa? -- Fooling no one -- "Unable to determine" -- The turn -- The trial -- Reason to believe -- After the fall -- When Mary met Doug -- Jane Justin -- Turning Doug -- "Nurse" Mary -- A tangled web -- Minnesota -- A seismic shift.
Subject: Weber, Mike, 1964-
Munchausen syndrome by proxy > United States.
Child abuse > Investigation > United States.

Available copies

  • 2 of 5 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

Holds

  • 2 current holds with 5 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library 362.76 DUNLOP 2025 (Text) 0001012579443 Nonfiction New Available -


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