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Mama/M.A.M.A. (2003)

Mama/M.A.M.A. (2003)

Documentary

Mothers, Medicine and Madness

Release Date: 2003, March 8
Directors: Nonny de la Peña
Production: Journeyman Pictures
Cast: Jane Alexander, Tom Ryan, Misty Jones, Julie Patrick, Ronald Jones, Brian Morgan, Marc Feldman, Mark Patrick, Ellen Thompson, Penny Mellor, David Southall, Colin Morely

Overview:

Mama/M.A.M.A.: Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy is the provocative investigation of Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy, a perplexing psychological disorder where a mother secretly but deliberately harms her child in order to get the sympathy and praise of others and the attention of the medical community. The film -- made over the course of three years and two continents -- scrutinizes the scientific research surrounding the diagnosis of Munchausen's and, in doing so, questions the very diagnosis itself. The filmmakers document the struggles of three average families battling the charge of Munchausen's with various, tragic results.

Keywords:

munchausen syndrome by proxy