Munchausen syndrome by proxy
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Munchausen syndrome by proxy

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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Munchausen's syndrome by proxy			In this case, if the agency could say that the mother had created this illness in her daughter, then it would be correct to assert that the mother did indeed have factitious disorder by proxy. Fink! still at large: factitious disorders are rare and often ... by Clinical Psychiatry News Factitious disorder by proxy is a condition in which a person deliberately produces, feigns, or exaggerates symptoms in a person who is in their care. Factitious Disorder ? Information on Factitious Disorder by Richard James / Health, general community In 1995, the American Psychological Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV), included a definition for factitious disorder by proxy, which is now the accepted psychiatric category for Munchausen's Syndrome By Proxy (MSBP). Is Munchausen by Proxy a clue for Munchausen's Syndrome? by Tammelleo, A. David / Medical Law's Regan Report			façonné Facound facsimile facsimile machine facsimile publication Facsimile telegraph facsimile transmission fact fact mood fact of life fact-based fact-finding factice facticity faction faction fight factional factionalism factionalize Factionary Factioner factionism Factionist factious factitious Factitious Disorder by Proxy factitive factive factlet Facto factoid factor factor analyse factor analysis factor analytic factor analytical factor analyze factor cost factor I factor II factor III factor in factor IV factor IX factor of production factor of proportionality factor of safety factor out factor V factor VII factor VIII			factionism Factionist Factions Factions Factions factious factious factious leader factiously factiously factiousness factiousness factitare factitial factitial dermatitis factitious factitious factitious Factitious AIDS Factitious Dermatopathy factitious diarrhea Factitious Diarrhoea factitious disease factitious disease factitious disease Factitious diseases Factitious disorder Factitious disorder Factitious disorder Factitious disorder Factitious Disorder by Proxy Factitious disorders Factitious Fever factitious hypoglycemia Factitious Illness Factitious Illness Factitious Illness Factitious Near-Death Experience Factitious Panniculitis Factitious Phaeochromocytoma Factitious Purpura Factitious Sickness Factitious Sickness Factitious Sickness factitious thyrotoxicosis factitiously factitiously factitiously factitiousness factitiousness factitiousness factitive factitive factitively Factive Factive Factive Mental State Operator factlet Factnet Facto Facto

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Munchausen syndrome by proxy (redirected from Factitious Disorder by Proxy)

Munchausen syndrome by proxy
(redirected from Factitious Disorder by Proxy)