Mama/M.A.M.A.

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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  Nonny de la Peña

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  Misty Jones
  Accused Mother
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  Jane Alexander
  Accused Mother
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  Julie Patrick
  Accused Mother
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  Ronald Jones
  Misty's Husband
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  Brian Morgan
  Investigative Reporter
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  Marc Feldman
  Psychiatrist - University of Alabama, Birmingham
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  Mark Patrick
  Julie's Husband
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  Ellen Thompson
  Grandmother
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  Penny Mellor
  Activist for Accused Mothers
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  David Southall
  Professor of Pediatrics (as Dr. David Southall)
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  Tom Ryan
  Medical Malpractice Lawyer
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  Colin Morely
  Director of Neonatal Medicine
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  Roy Meadow
  Professor of Pediatrics (as Sir Roy Meadow)
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  Eugene Greeson
  Misty's Grandfather (as Eugene 'Papaw' Greeson)
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  Marie Greeson
  Misty's Grandmother (as Marie 'Mamaw' Greeson)
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  Brenda Robinson
  Family Friend and Retired Paralegal
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  Philip Patrick
  Julie's Son
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  John Bernard
  (as Dr. John Bernard)
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  David Alexander
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  Brent Polk
  (as Dr. Brent Polk)