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Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy

DSM–5 and DSM-5-TR divide Factitious disorder into two subtypes characterized by (a) the falsification of symptoms or induction of injury or disease imposed on oneself (Factitious disorder imposed on self), and (b) the same deceptions or harm imposed on others (Factitious disorder imposed on another). The latter is synonymous with Factitious disorder by proxy, previously […]

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Lacey Spears Murdered Her Son With Salt

Garnett died at Westchester Medical Centre, New York, after he was treated for gastrointestinal symptoms that his mother had induced. His feeding tube had been in place since infancy when Spears told doctors he could not keep food down. When she took him to hospital saying he was having seizures, doctors found his sodium levels