What to Expect:

Factitious disorder by proxy (FDbP) is a mental illness in which a caregiver, often a parent, exaggerates, fabricates, or induces illness in someone they care for, such as a child or elderly person. The motive for FDbP is usually to gain attention or sympathy for themselves by appearing to be a devoted caregiver. FDbP can cause serious harm to the victim and often involves a long and complex pattern of deception. Treatment typically involves therapy for both the caregiver and the victim.

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Links and Resources:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malingering

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatization_disorder

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factitious_disorder_imposed_on_self

4. https://www.biusante.parisdescartes.fr/ishm/vesalius/VESx2002x08x01.pdf

5. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140673651923136

6. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1028417/

7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folie_%C3%A0_deux

8. http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.1078.8665&rep=rep1&type=pdf

9. http://web.tiscali.it/humanrights/articles/meadow77.html

10. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9834-factitious-disorder-imposed-on-another-fdia

11. Schreier, HA (2004). "Munchausen by Proxy". Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 34 (3): 126–143. doi:10.1016/j.cppeds.2003.09.003. PMID 15039661.

12. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/factitious-disorder/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20356034

13. R v LM [2004] QCA 192 at para. 67 (4 June 2004)

14. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Reimer

15. Associated Press (April 8, 2016). "Mommy blogger gets 20 years to life for salt-poisoning son". NY Post.

16. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24563814

17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fPZ2trpbMs

18. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/factitious-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20356028#:~:text=Factitious%20disorder%20imposed%20on%20another,the%20intention%20of%20deceiving%20others.

19. https://youtu.be/eNDDyC25QgA

20. https://denvergazette.com/news/courts/kelly-turner-pleads-guilty-in-connection-with-death-of-7-year-old-daughter/article_8967b4c2-6ce7-11ec-ae8b-fb2d364f66d4.html

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