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Patient's with this mental disorder, rather than assuming the role of a sick person themselves, intentionally feign or produce symptoms in their child in order to maintain contact it this role with medical providers. This can even result in serious injury or death of the child. (Named after Karl Friedrich Hieronymus, Freiherr von Münchhausen.)
Also: factitious disorder, Munchausen syndrome, Meadow's syndrome
The online Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders lists most of the major psychological disorders and illnesses and lists the criteria that must be fulfilled in order for a diagnosis to be made. This resource is not a substitute for proper professional psychiatric diagnosis.
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