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Noun Concept
Categories: Factitious disorders, Articles with short description, Syndromes, Child abuse, Articles with permanently dead external links
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Munchausen syndrome by proxy  Munchausen by proxy  fabricated or induced illness  fabricated or induced illness by carers  factitious disorder by proxy
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Factitious disorder imposed on another, also known as fabricated or induced illness by carers, and first named as Munchausen syndrome by proxy, is a mental health disorder in which a caregiver creates the appearance of health problems in another person, typically their child. Wikipedia
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Factitious disorder imposed on another, also known as fabricated or induced illness by carers, and first named as Munchausen syndrome by proxy, is a mental health disorder in which a caregiver creates the appearance of health problems in another person, typically their child. Wikipedia
Behavioral disorder in which an adult fakes an illness in a child or other proxy Wikidata
IS A
child abuse
mental disorder
factitious disorder
DIFFERENT FROM
Munchausen's syndrome
DISCOVERER OR INVENTOR
Roy Meadow
HEALTH SPECIALTY
psychiatry
psychology
NAMED AFTER
Munchhausen
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Munchausen syndrome by proxy
Wikidata
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Munchausen by proxy
Wikipedia Redirections
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fabricated or induced illness, factitious disorder by proxy, factitious disorder imposed on another, Fake disorder imposed on another, FDIA, medical child abuse, MSbP, Munchausen's-by-proxy, Munchausen's by proxy, Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, Munchausen-by-proxy syndrome, Munchausen biproxy, Munchausen by proxy, Munchausen By Proxy Syndrome, Munchausen by Proxy syndrome, Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome, Munchausen by proxy syndrome, Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, Munchausen’s-by-proxy, Munchhausen-by-Proxy, Munchhausen By Proxy Syndrome, Munchkin syndrome, Münchausen-by-proxy syndrome, Münchausen syndrome by proxy, Münchhausen by proxy
Wikidata Alias
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fabricated or induced illness by carers, Factitious disorder imposed on another, FDIA, FDIoA, MbP, MSbP, Munchausen by proxy syndrome, Munchausen syndrome by proxy, Münchausen syndrome by proxy

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