Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy in the cinema. From The Sixth Sense (1999) to A Child's Cry for Help (1994)
Abstract One form of child abuse that has been included in the script of several films is the Munchausen syndrome by proxy. The plot of A Child's Cry for Help (1994) portrays a clinical case of this syndrome, while in Chakushin ari/ One Missed Call (2003) it underlies the whole plot, and in The Sixth Sense (1999) it is part of the subplot.
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Merino Marcos, M. L. (2008). Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy in the cinema. From The Sixth Sense (1999) to A Child’s Cry for Help (1994). Journal of Medicine and Movies, 2(1), 10–20. Retrieved from https://revistas.usal.es/cinco/index.php/medicina_y_cine/article/view/201
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