Justice For Families

Maribeth Fischer's new novel incorporates a storyline of a mother accused of Witchcraft Syndrome/MSBP.

In interview with Alyssa Colt she explains how she came to investigate the diagnosis;

Maribeth Fischer: It's about a mother who has a terminally ill child, and she does everything to advocate for that child. She has a medical background; she looks into absolutely everything she can do to keep this child alive. In the midst of this, she's accused of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.

square: What inspired you to write about such a controversial topic as Munchausen Syndrome?

MF: It started with the Salem Witch Trials. I have actually wanted to write a story dealing with all the accusations and the burning. I started seeing parallels between the Salem Witch Trials and Munchausen, in that the Salem Witch Trials began with unexplained illness of children— same with Munchausen. A lot of the accusations were made in the trials against nurses and midwives, and, with Munchausen, accusations are often against women with medical backgrounds. In the witch trials, the accused were often outspoken women, who maybe had a little bit of power, education, same with Munchausen. So all these parallels started to interest me.

The full interview is at http://alpha.dickinson.edu/storg/thesquare/Apr08/ColtrainInterview.html

and the book, published only in May this year in the UK is selling fast;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-You-Longed-Maribeth-Fischer/dp/0743293312/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220621385&sr=1-1