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Definitions from Wikipedia (Factitious disorder imposed on another)

noun:  Factitious disorder imposed on another, also known as fabricated or induced illness by carers and first named as Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSbP) 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 (rarely) when an adult falsely simulates an illness or health issues in another adult partner.


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