Mama/M.A.M.A.
Documentary
Lenguage:0 min
Duration:en
Release date:Mar 8, 2003
Calificacion:10.0
Description:
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.
Cast
Misty JonesAccused Mother
Jane AlexanderAccused Mother
Julie PatrickAccused Mother
Ronald JonesMisty's Husband
Brian MorganInvestigative Reporter
Marc FeldmanPsychiatrist - University of Alabama, Birmingham
Mark PatrickJulie's Husband
Ellen ThompsonGrandmother
Penny MellorActivist for Accused Mothers
David SouthallProfessor of Pediatrics (as Dr. David Southall)