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- Jun 15
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Updated: Sep 28
One AI generated search for 'Munchausen by Proxy' produces this - Munchausen syndrome by proxy, now known as factitious disorder imposed on another, is a mental health condition where a caregiver, often a parent, fabricates or induces illness in someone under their care, typically a child, to gain attention and sympathy. This behavior is considered a form of child abuse and can have serious consequences for the victim.
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Factitious disorder imposed on another
Behavioral disorder in which an adult fakes an illness in (mostly) a child or other proxy(s)
Factitious disorder imposed on another, also known as fabricated or induced illness by carers, medical child abuse and originally named Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy after Munchausen syndrome, is a mental health disorder in which a caregiver creates the appearance of health problems in another person – typically their child, and sometimes when an adult falsely simulates an illness or health issues in another adult partner. This might include altering test samples, injuring a child, falsifying diagnoses, or portraying the appearance of health issues through contrived photographs, videos, and other 'evidence' of the supposed illness. Wikipedia
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Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy - one commonly recognized description of this 'syndrome' is false in that it can be actualized by a parent or caregiver who literally makes another person sick, it is not just a fictitious fantasy wherein the individual simply makes it up. This was vaguely portrayed during one scene in the movie The Sixth Sense.



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