A Rusk County woman has been exonerated after facing false felony child medical abuse charges for nearly two years. Jessica ...

These could be red flags for Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP), also known as factitious disorder. "The number-one thing dermatologists can do in situations like this is be open to thinking ...

A Texas mom accused of medical child abuse in an alleged Munchausen by proxy case will face no jail time after a decision by ...

But according to Andrea Dunlop and Mike Weber’s new book, “ The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy ” (St. Martin’s Press, out Feb. 4), none of this was true.

Tall tales and illness-induction The term Munchausen’s Syndrome was coined in 1951 (Filho et al., 2017) to recognize as an extreme form of factitious disorder.

The above list of behaviors have been cited as indicators of a parent who might be suffering from Munchausen by Proxy, a syndrome identified in the 1970s in which a parent who creates a disease ...

In 1977, a groundbreaking medical case brought Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another (FDIA) to light, highlighting a caregiver's role in fabricating illnesses in dependents. This revelation has ...

Her actions led to the doctors placing an unneeded feeding tube in her daughter, authorities said. Investigators are calling it a case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, where a child's caretaker ...

The Politician tells the story of a wildly ambitious teenager with designs on becoming president one day. But within that narrative is also a take on pop culture’s recent Munchausen by proxy ...

It is the second Munchausen by proxy case reported in Tarrant County in recent weeks. In December, the sheriff's office arrested 40-year-old Denise A. Zamora for allegedly submitting false medical ...

Books Entertainment Munchausen by proxy subject of Seattle author’s new book Jan. 29, 2025 at 1:00 pm Updated Jan. 29, 2025 at 2:00 pm By Jenny Bartoy ...