Experts: Social media can feed Munchausen by proxy
Saturday, July 19, 2014 - 12:30
in Psychology & Sociology
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) -- Experts say the case of a mother accused of poisoning her 5-year-old son to death with salt appears be an example of how social media feeds into Munchausen by proxy, a disorder in which caretakers purposely harm children and then bask in the attention and sympathy....