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FDBPFactitious Disorder by Proxy (psychiatric disorder)
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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
 
 
 
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