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Munchausen syndrome by proxy
(redirected from Fabricated or Induced Illness)

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Munchausen syndrome by proxy
n.
A psychological disorder in which a parent or other caregiver gains attention from medical professionals by repeatedly causing or fabricating disease symptoms in a child.


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It was first recognised in 1977 and is more formally known as fabricated or induced illness.
9781846191343 Fabricated or induced illness in a child by a carer; a reader.
Whatever the outcome, I hope that this hearing does not overshadow all the work he has completed over his long and distinguished career, including on Fabricated or Induced Illness, which was formerly known as Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.
 
 
 
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