Munchausen syndrome is a psychiatric disorder that causes an individual to self-inflict injury or illness or to fabricate symptoms of physical or mental illness in order to receive medical care or hospitalization. In a variation of the disorder,...

Munchausen syndrome is a psychiatric disorder in which those affected feign disease, illness, or psychological trauma in order to draw attention or sympathy to themselves. It is in a class of disorders known as factitious disorders which involve...

Munchausen syndrome (MS) is characterized by patients' chronic and relentless pursuit of medical treatment for combinations of symptoms of consciously self-inflicted injury and falsely reported symptomatology. MS patients are adults, as are perpetrators of Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP). MSBP is an unusual form...

Cases of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP) have been rising. MSBP subjects either injure or induce illness in children to gain attention and sympathy for themselves. Investigators should have a thorough knowledge of MSBP offender profiles and their motivations for committing such acts and...

A woman who experts said has a rare mental disorder has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison after admitting she injected fecal matter into her infant daughter.Sarena Sherrard, 31, pleaded guilty Tuesday to child abuse charges.Two mental health care providers, who have...

A woman who experts said has a rare mental disorder has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison after admitting she injected fecal matter into her infant daughter.Sarena Sherrard, 31, pleaded guilty Tuesday to child abuse charges.Two mental health care providers, who have...

Describes the mental disorder Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy. Explores its symptoms and describes the type of individuals it affects. Considers how difficult it is to make a diagnosis of MSBP.