Podcast appearances and mentions of Marc D Feldman

Dr. Marc D. Feldman, M.D. is a the author of book “Dying to Be Ill”. He is also a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Psychology, the University of Alabama Distinguished Life Fellow at the American Psychiatric Association. We also welcome Andrea Dunlop, who is an author of three novels, the most recent “We Came Here to Forget” which is inspired by her experience with Munchausen by Proxy with a family member. Additionally, Marc and Andrea are both members of the Munchausen by Proxy Committee of American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children. Though cases like the one of Gypsy Rose and the heiness murder of her mother that was highlighted on a Facebook post, this type of medical abuse is misunderstood. Dr. Feldman’s NEWEST BOOK! https://www.amazon.com/Dying-Ill-Stories-Medical-Deception/dp/1138063819/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Marc+Feldman&qid=1595320744&sr=8-1 Website: Munchausen.com Bio: https://www.munchausen.com/index.php/biography/ Questions we discuss: What is Munchausen by proxy? Why “by proxy”? Is it a mental illness or a form of maltreatment? WHy are mothers mostly affected? What is the most memorable case? Do these people usually get caught? How? What training should professionals get? What was Andrea Dunlop’s experience with MBP? How would a detective do work with this? AdvancingHumanityPodcast.com HumanitySpeaker.com

 I had a very informative and thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Marc D. Feldman, an expert on medical child abuse and factitious disorder. We talked about medical child abuse, including Munchausen-by-proxy and the abuse of autistic children through autism pseudoscience. We also talked about interventions and supports, the need for education and what we all can … Continue reading “Most of the victims have to move on from these pathological relations”: Interview with Dr. Marc D. Feldman about medical child abuse

Kristin and Dr. Feldman discuss MBI (Munchausen by Internet) including 2 cases shared on this podcast. Marc D. Feldman, M.D. is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Psychology, the University of Alabama (UA), Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, he is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed articles in the professional literature. Dr. Feldman is an international expert in factitious disorder, Munchausen syndrome, Munchausen by proxy, and malingering, and his credits include the following five books: Feldman MD, Yates GP. Dying to Be Ill: True Stories of Medical Deception. New York: Routledge; Dutch edition published by Boom Uitgevers, The NetherlandsFeldman MD, Ford CV. Patient or Pretender: Inside the Strange World of Factitious Disorders, New York: John Wiley & Sons; paperback edition; Dutch edition published by Uigetgeverij Wreldbibliotheek bv, The Netherlands; Farsi edition published as Bimar ya bimarnama, published by Nashre Paykan, Tehran, Iran; Japanese edition published by Hara-Shobo Company, JapanFeldman MD, Eisendrath SJ (eds). The Spectrum of Factitious Disorders, Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, Inc.Feldman MD, Feldman JM. Stranger Than Fiction: When Our Minds Betray Us, Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, Inc.Feldman MD. Playing Sick: Untangling the Web of Factitious Disorder, Munchausen Syndrome, Munchausen by Proxy, and Malingering, New York: Routledge Press; German edition (Wenn Menschenkrank spielen) published by Verlag Ernst Reinhardt GmbhDr. Feldman’s work has been the subject of stories in more than 200 magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and USA Today. Among Dr. Feldman’s television and radio appearances are Good Morning America, Larry King, Dateline, 20/20, ABC World News Tonight, Court TV, CNN, Discovery Health, MSNBC Nightly News, Fox News, CBC News, CBS News, Donahue, Dr. Phil, HBO, and National Public Radio. He is listed in The Best Doctors in America. He is an Honors graduate of Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Medical School, and the psychiatric residency at Duke University Medical Center, where he later joined the faculty. He was formerly Vice Chair and Medical Director in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and has served as Regional Medical Director of United Behavioral Health, Inc., a managed care company. Dr. Feldman is board-certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is a member of the workgroups for the revisions of the factitious disorder diagnoses for the upcoming DSM-5-TR and ICD-11. www.munchausen.com

Join Dr. Marc Feldman and retired dog breeder "Styles Bennet" to discuss Munchausen by Proxy in cases where animals are medically abused so their owners can garner attention. Marc D. Feldman, M.D. is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Psychology, the University of Alabama (UA), Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, he is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed articles in the professional literature. Dr. Feldman is an international expert in factitious disorder, Munchausen syndrome, Munchausen by proxy, and malingering, and his credits include five books including Dying to be Ill.www.munchausen.com

Marc D. Feldman, M.D. is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Psychology, the University of Alabama (UA), Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, he is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed articles in the professional literature. Dr. Feldman is an international expert in factitious disorder, Munchausen syndrome, Munchausen by proxy, and malingering, and his credits include five books including Dying to be Ill.www.munchausen.comAndrea Avigal is a recovered Munchausen syndrome patient and one of the authors of Secrets Unraveled: Overcoming Munchausen Syndrome. Why would anyone deliberately try to create illness or injury? That’s the startling subject of the extraordinary new book, Secrets Unraveled: Overcoming Munchausen Syndrome, co-written by a psychologist and his remarkable patient. Munchausen Syndrome, or Factitious Disorder, is a rare and intriguing condition where the person repeatedly and secretively tries to create illness or injury in an attempt to get attention and love. Hundreds of hospitalizations can occur in a patient’s life, with medical staff, family, and friends left in the dark about why such a thing is happening. Patients will often travel from hospital to hospital fooling medical professionals.