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Mothers, Medicine and Madness - Mama/M.A.M.A.
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Title: Mama/M.A.M.A.

Release Date: 8 Mar 2003

Runtime: 0m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Journeyman Pictures

Production Companies: Journeyman Pictures

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.

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Cast

  • Accused Mother: Misty Jones
  • Accused Mother: Jane Alexander
  • Accused Mother: Julie Patrick
  • Misty's Husband: Ronald Jones
  • Investigative Reporter: Brian Morgan
  • Psychiatrist - University of Alabama, Birmingham: Marc Feldman
  • Julie's Husband: Mark Patrick
  • Grandmother: Ellen Thompson
  • Activist for Accused Mothers: Penny Mellor
  • Professor of Pediatrics (as Dr. David Southall): David Southall
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