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Faking It: Munchausen Syndrome by ProxyMunchausen Syndrome by Proxy is a rare and complex mental disorder involving someone, usually a parent, insisting a child is ill in order to seek and gain attention from medical professionals.- Munchausen by InternetThere may be a new factitious disorder that is gaining interest since the advent of the internet. It is known as Munchausen by internet.
- Munchausen by Internet: People Who Fake Illness and Death OnlineA brief description and history of the mental disorder called Munchausen by Internet
- Munchausen AlcoholicAn alcoholic may exhibit Munchausen when they crave attention and drink to get it.
- Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome: A Deadly DisorderMunchausen by Proxy Syndrome (MBPS) is a deadly disorder of which awareness must be increased. It is characterized by a parent, usually the mother, who intentionally causes illness in her child.
- Political MunchausenIt is the pinnacle of cynicism to create a political machine based solely on a party's ability to protect the people from conditions that the very same machine nourishes and in many cases creates.
- Child Abuse and Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome (MBPS)During my career as a Physician Assistant and having worked in several Emergency Rooms I have encountered unfortunate situations with child abuse. These have to be the hardest cases and scenarios to deal with.