The Case of Marna (Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome)

“The Case of Marna (Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome)” discusses and distinguishes the differences among factitious disorder, Munchausen disorder, and Munchausen by proxy disorder (MBPD). The case of Marna demonstrates a severe case of MBPD as for years she would induce an illness onto her young child Prudence. While inducing an illness she would run up over a million dollar bill Medicaid would cover, this happens to be a trait of the disorder. This is after losing her third child Penny to what was diagnosed at the time as sudden infant death syndrome. Medical professionals possess a difficult time in diagnosing such a disorder, yet Marna would display all of the characteristics of the rare disorder first introduced not until 1977.