System Speak: Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorders Guest: Katherine Wood
We talk with Katie Wood, who presented at Healing Together about medical abuse.
Medical Abuse by Proxy Resources Sheet
If you have questions, comments, or if you would like to request a consultation (or an updated resource list), please email Katie Wood, Professional Counselor Associate, LMHC-A, ATR-P at katie@greensheeptherapy.com, or you can reach my office phone at 971-270-0535.
Websites and Support Communities
Support Communities
- r/MunchausenSupport on Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/MunchausenSupport/ A small but growing community created in 2021
- Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Survivor Support Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/MSBPAG/about/
- Requires a membership and approval to join, but this is a great group from what I hear!
Websites
- Dr Marc Feldman - https://www.munchausen.com/
- Survivor Tips - https://www.munchausensupport.com/resources/survivors/
Books
Listed alphabetically by subject. Links are directed mainly to the publisher or author's site of each book, but most books can be found used or cheaper on sites like Ebay, Abebooks, and Amazon.
Information: Factitious Disorders and Munchausen by Proxy
Note: At this time, the available informational books known to me cover all factitious disorders and not just Factitious Disorder Imposed On Another (FDIA)/Munchuasen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP), and will generally have a section of the book that is specifically about FDIA/MSBP. It is even more difficult to find books with sections that specifically address the healing process of and resources for the survivor. For experiences from the lens of the survivors, please see the "Survivor Accounts" section. Book suggestions are very much welcomed!
Artingstall, K. (2017). Munchausen by proxy and other factitious abuse: Practical and
forensic investigative techniques. CRC Press.
Note: Very much geared toward professionals and law enforcement rather than
survivors, families, or students.
Feldman, M. D. (2013). Playing sick?: Untangling the web of Münchausen syndrome,
Munchausen by proxy, malingering, and factitious disorder. Routledge.
Feldman, M. D., & Yates, G. (2018). Dying to be ill: True stories of medical deception.
Routledge. Note: Feldman writes with survivors in mind and describes some
impacts on survivors of medical abuse. If you have to choose one book off this
list, I recommend reading this book.
Parnell, T., & Day, D. (1997). Munchausen by proxy syndrome: Misunderstood child
abuse. SAGE Publications.
Survivor Accounts
Gregory, J. (2008) Sickened: The story of a lost childhood. Random House Publishing
Group.
Note: Since it is a memoir, it is often graphic, disturbing, and may be triggering to
some readers.
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Content Note: Content on this website and in the podcasts is assumed to be trauma and/or dissociative related due to the nature of what is being shared here in general. Content descriptors are generally given in each episode. Specific trigger warnings are not given due to research reporting...