ECEC is a private, nonprofit preschool. Serving Children and Their Families ECEC is open to any child, from age three to age five, with a disability. All of our programs are available at no charge to families. Self-Contained and Integrated Classrooms The Center operates in Albany, Schenectady, and Troy.
Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome. Munchausen by proxy syndrome (MBPS) is a relatively rare form of child abuse that involves the exaggeration or fabrication of illnesses or symptoms by a primary caretaker.
Munchausen syndrome, referred to as factitious disorder, is a mental condition in which sufferers cause or pretend to have physical or psychological symptoms in themselves. It is thought to be motivated only by a desire to assume the role of a sick person rather than by financial gain, improving his or her physical condition, avoiding responsibility, drug seeking, or some other benefit, as occurs in malingering.