Factitious disorder not otherwise specified refers to a type of Factitious Disorders which includes a disorder called factitious disorder by proxy (also called Munchausen syndrome by proxy). People with this disorder produce or fabricate symptoms of illness in another person under their care. It most usually occurs in mothers, although it can also occur in fathers who intentionally harm their children in order to receive attention.


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Factitious disorder not otherwise specified refers to a type of disorder that includes a disorder called Factitious disorder by proxy (also called Munchausen syndrome by proxy). People with this disorder produce or fabricate symptoms of illness in another person under their care. It usually occurs in mothers, although it can occur in fathers, too who intentionally harm their children in order to receive attention.

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